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INDEX 


PSALM  SELECTION 

1  30 

2  20 

3   47 

4  40 

5  40 

6  37 

8   1 

10  35 

12  35 

13  37 

14  35 

15  30 

16  43 

17  43 

18  45 

19  33 

20  19 

21  20 

22  38 

23  24 

24   4 

25  42 

26  30 

27   24 

28  37 

29  4 

30  47 

31  38 

32  42 

3».  26 

34  10 

36  46 

37  31 

39  48 

40  44 


PSALM  SELECTION 

42   3 

43   3 

46  11 

47  11 

48  11 

49  ...48 

60  32 

51  36 

57  40 

61  39 

62  39 

63  39 

65   5 

66  14 

67   5 

68  13 

71  46 

72  19. 

73  29 

80  18 

81  32 

84  3 

85  22 

86  22 

87   2 

90  49 

91  49 

92  28 

93   1 

95   7 

96   7 

97   6 

99   6 

100  5 


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PSALM  SELECTION 

102   41 

103  23 

104  16 

107  27 

108  26 

110  20 

111   1 

112    9 

113   9 

115  21 

116  21 

117  15 

118  15 

119  33,  34 

121  24 

122   2 

123  28 

124  47 

125   2 

126   2 

130  36 

132  18 

134   10 

135   9 

136  10 

138  14 

139  25 

142  28 

143  44 

145  12 

146  12 

147   8 

148   8 

149  7 

150  4 


IResponsive  Services 


SELECTION  1 

Psalms  vili,  xcm,  cxi 

OLORD  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is 
thy  name  in  all  the  earth !  who 
hast  set  thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 

Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings 
hast  thou  ordained  strength  because  of 
thine  enemies,  that  thou  mightest  still 
the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work 
of  thy  fingers,  the  moon  and  the  stars, 
which  thou  hast  ordained;  what  is 
man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him? 
and  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest 
him? 

For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower 
than  the  angels,  and  hast  crowned  him 
with  glory  and  honour. 

Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion 
over  the  works  of  thy  hands ; 
Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet: 

All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and  the  beasts 
of  the  field ;  the  fowl  of  the  air,  and 
the  fish  of  the  sea,  and  whatsoever  pass- 
eth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

0  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is  thy 
name  in  all  the  earth ! 

The  Lord  reigneth,  he  is  clothed  with 
majesty ; 

The  Lord  is  clothed  with  strength, 
wherewith  he  hath  girded  himself; 


The  world  also  is  stablished,  that  it 
cannot  be  moved. 

Thy  throne  is  established  of  old :  thou 

art  from  everlasting. 

The  floods  have  lifted  up,  0  Lord,  the 
floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice ;  the 
floods  lift  up  their  waves. 
The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than  the 
noise  of  many  waters,  yea,  than  the 
mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure : 
Holiness  becometh  thine  house,  0  Lord, 
for  ever. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
I  will  praise  the  Lord  with  my  whole 
heart,  in  the  assembly  of  the  upright, 
and  in  the  congregation. 

The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great, 
sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  plea- 
sure therein. 

His  work  is  honourable  and  glorious: 
and  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to 
be  remembered  :  the  Lord  is  gracious 
and  full  of  compassion. 
He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that 
fear  him:  he  will  ever  be  mindful  of 
his  covenant. 

He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power 
of  his  works,  that  he  may  give  them 
the  heritage  of  the  heathen. 

The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity  and 

judgment ; 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


All  his  commandments  are  sure. 
They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever,  and 
are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness. 

He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people : 
He  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for 
ever :  holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning 
of  wisdom :  a  good  understanding  have 
all  they  that  do  his  commandments : 
His  praise.endureth  for  ever. 

SELECTION  2 

Psalms  lxxxvii,  cxxv,  cxxvi,  cxxil 

HIS  foundation  is  in  the  holy  moun- 
tains. The  Lord  loveth  the  gates 
of  Zion  more  than  all  the  dwellings 
of  Jacob. 

Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee,  0 
city  of  God. 

I  will  make  mention  of  Rahab  and 
Babylon  to  them  that  know  me:  be- 
hold Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Ethiopia; 
this  man  was  born  there. 
And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said,  This  and 
that  man  was  born  in  her:  and  the 
Highest  himself  shall  establish  her. 

The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  writeth 
up  the  people,  that  this  man  was  born 
there. 

As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on  in- 
struments shall  be  there :  all  my  springs 
are  in  thee. 

They  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be 
as  Mount  Zion,  which  cannot  be  re- 
moved, but  abideth  for  ever. 
As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Je- 
rusalem, so  the  Lord  is  round  about  his 
people  from  henceforth  even  for  ever. 

For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not  rest 
upou  the  lot  of  the  righteous ;  lest  the 
righteous  put  forth  their  hands  unto 
iniquity. 


Do  good,  0  Lord,  unto  those  that  be 
good,  and  to  them  that  are  upright  in 
their  hearts. 

As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their 
crooked  ways,  the  Lord  shall  lead  them 
forth  with  the  workers  of  iniquity  : 
But  peace  shall  be  upon  Israel. 

When  the  Lord  turned  again  the  cap- 
tivity of  Zion,  we  were  like  them  that 
dream. 

Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laugh- 
ter, and  our  tongue  with  singing : 

Then  said  they  among  the  heathen,  The 
Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for 

us ;  whereof  we  are  glad. 

Turn  again  our  captivity,  O  Lord,  as 
the  streams  in  the  south.  They  that 
sow  in  tears  shall  reap  in  joy. 
He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth,  bear- 
ing precious  seed,  shall  doubtless  come 
again  with  rejoicing,  bringing  his 
sheaves  with  him. 

I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me. 
Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Our  feet  shall  stand  within  thy  gates,  0 

Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city  that  is 
compact  together:  whither  the  tribes 
go  up,  the  tribes  of  the  Lord,  unto  the 
testimony  of  Israel,  to  give  thanks  unto 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 
For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment, 
the  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  :  they 
shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  prosper- 
ity within  thy  palaces. 

For  my  brethren  and  companions' 
sakes,  I  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within 
thee. 

Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our 
God  I  will  seek  thy  good. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


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SELECTION  3 

Psalms  xlii,  xliii,  lxxxiv 

A  S  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water 
brooks,  so  panteth  my  soul  after 
thee,  O  God. 
My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living 
God:  when  shall  I  come  and  appear 
before  God  ? 

My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and 
night,  while  they  continually  say  unto 
me,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 
When  I  remember  these  things,  I  pour 
out  my  soul  in  me :  for  I  had  gone  with 
the  multitude,  I  went  with  them  to  the 
house  of  God,  with  the  voice  of  joy  and 
praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept  holy- 
day. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ? 

and  why  art  thou  disquieted  in  me  ? 
Hope  thou  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise 
him  for  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within 
me : 

Therefore  will  I  remember  thee  from  the 
land  of  Jordan,  and  of  the  Hermonites, 
from  the  hill  Mizar. 

Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of 
thy  waterspouts : 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone 

over  me. 

Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  loving- 
kindness  in  the  daytime, 
And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with 
me,  and  my  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my 
life. 

1  will  say  unto  God  my  rock,  Why 
hast  thou  forgotten  me?  why  go  I 
mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of 
the  enemy  % 

As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine  ene- 
mies reproach  me ;  while  they  say  daily 
unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God? 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul? 
and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 


Hope  thou  in  God:  for  I  shall  yet  praise 
him,  who  is  the  health  of  my  counte- 
nance, and  my  God. 

Judge  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my  cause 
against  an  ungodly  nation :  O  deliver 
me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength: 
why  dost  thou  cast  me  off?  why  go  I 
mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of 
the  enemy  ? 

O  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth : 

let  them  lead  me ; 
Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hill, 
and  to  thy  tabernacles. 

Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 
unto  God  my  exceeding  joy : 

Yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  0 

God  my  God. 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul? 

and  why  art  thou  disquieted  within  me  ? 
Hope  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance, 
and  my  God. 

How  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O 

Lord  of  hosts ! 
My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for 
the  courts  of  the  Lord:  my  heart  and 
my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house, 
and  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself, 
where  she  may  lay  her  young, 

Even  thine  altars,  0  Lord  of  hosts,  my 

King,  and  my  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy 
house  :  they  will  be  still  praising  thee. 
Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in 
thee ;  in  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of 
them. 

Who  passing  through  the  valley  of 
Baca  make  it  a  well ;  the  rain  also  fill- 
eth  the  pools. 
They  go  from  strength  to  strength,  every 
one  of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer: 
give  ear,  O  God  of  Jacob. 

Behold,  0  God  our  shield,  and  look  upon 

the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than 

a  thousand. 
I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the 
house  of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the 
tents  of  wickedness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield : 
the  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory : 
no  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from 
them  that  walk  uprightly. 

0  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man  that 

trusteth  in  thee. 

SELECTION  4 

Psalms  xxix,  xxiv,  CL 

GIVE  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  mighty, 
give  unto  the  Lord  glory  and 
strength. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto 
his  name;  worship  the  Lord  in  the 
beauty  of  holiness. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the 
waters :  the  God  of  glory  thundereth : 
the  Lord  is  upon  many  waters. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ;  the 
voice  of  the  Lord  is  full  of  majesty. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the 
cedars;  yea,  the  Lord  breaketh  the 
cedars  of  Lebanon. 
He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a  calf; 
Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  uni- 
corn. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the 

flames  of  fire. 
The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wil- 
derness ;  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilder- 
ness of  Kadesh. 

The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the 
hinds  to  calve,  and  discovereth  the  for- 
ests :  and  in  his  temple  doth  every  one 
speak  of  his  glory. 


The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the  flood  ;  yea, 
the  Lord  sitteth  King  for  ever. 

The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his 
people ; 

The  Lord  will  bless  his  people  with 
peace. 

The  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  ful- 
ness thereof ;  the  world,  and  they  that 
dwell  therein. 
For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 
and  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the 
Lord  ?  or  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy 
place  ? 

He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure 
heart ;  who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul 
unto  vanity,  nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the 
Lord,  and  righteousness  from  the  God 
of  his  salvation. 
This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek 
him,  that  seek  thy  face,  0  Jacob. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  and 
be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting  doors ; 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord 

mighty  in  battle. 
Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  even 
lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors ; 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King  of  glory. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord.    Praise  God  in 
his  sanctuary : 
Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts :  praise 
him  according  to  his  excellent  great- 
ness. 

Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trum- 
pet: praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and 
harp. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


5 


Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance:  By  terrible  things  in  righteousness 
praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  wilt  thou  answer  us,  O  God  of  our 
and  organs.  salvation ; 

Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals :  Who  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends 
praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cym-  0f  the  earth,  and  of  them  that  are  afar 
bals.  off  upon  the  sea : 

Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the 
the  Lord.  mountains;  being  girded  with  power: 

Praise  ye  the  Lord.  Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas,  the 

noise  of  their  waves,  and  the  tumult  of 
SELECTION  5  the  people. 

They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost 
parts  are  afraid  at  thy  tokens : 


M 


Psalms  c,  lxv,  lxvii 

AKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  the 


Thou  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morn- 


Lord,  all  ye  lands.  ing  and  evening  to  rejoice 


Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness:  come  be- 
fore his  presence  with  singing. 


Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest 


.    it:  thou  greatly  enrichest  it  with  the 
Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God:  it  riyer  of  God;  which  ig  fuU  of  water. 

Thou  preparest  them  corn,  when  thou 
hast  so  provided  for  it. 


is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we 
ourselves ; 

We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  , 

pasture.  Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof  abun- 

w  ,     .  ,             ,                   ,     •  dantly:    thou   settlest    the  furrows 

Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiv-  „      J  „                 ,  , 

ing,  and  into  his  courts  with  praise:  tb;ereof:  th™  ™*est  J  Soft  Wlth 

be  thankful  unto  him,  and  bless  his  shower/:  thou  blessest  the  *P™&*g 

thereof. 

name. 

„         T              ...  Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  good- 

For  the  Lord  is  good;  his  mercy  is  ever-  .      .  _.th.Jdro_ 

lasting ;  and  his  truth  endureth  to  all  ness'  and  thy  paths  drop  fatneS3, 

generations.  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the 

wilderness :  and  the  little  hills  rejoice 

Praise  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in  on  every  side. 

Zion  :  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks; 

And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  per-  the  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with 

formed.  corn;  they  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 

O  thou  that  hearest  prayer,  unto  thee 

shall  all  flesh  come.  God  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us; 

_  .    .„           .,      .    .          „  and  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us; 

Iniquities  prevail  against  me :  as  for  our  •  , ,   ,   , ,                     ,  , 

transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  that  th^  wa^  ma?  be  known  uPon 

away>  earth,  thy  saving  health  among  all 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choos-  na  10nS' 

est,  and  causest  to  approach  unto  thee,  Let  the  Pe°Ple  Praise  thee> 0  God ;  let  a11 

that  he  may  dweU  in  thy  courts :  the  people  praise  thee' 

We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  0  let  tne  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for 

of  thy  house,  even  of  thy  holy  temple.  joy:  for  thou  shalt  judge  the  people 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


righteously,  and  govern  the  nations 
upon  earth. 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God;  let  all 

the  people  praise  thee. 

Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  in- 
crease; and  God,  even  our  own  God, 
shall  bless  us. 

God  shall  bless  us ;  and  all  the  ends  of 

the  earth  shall  fear  him. 

SELECTION  6 

Psalms  xcvn,  xcvm,  xcix 

THE  Lord  reigneth;  let  the  earth 
rejoice ;  let  the  multitude  of  isles 
be  glad  thereof. 
Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about 
him:  righteousness  and  judgment  are 
the  habitation  of  his  throne. 

A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and  burneth 
up  his  enemies  round  about. 

His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world: 

the  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Lord,  at  the  presence  of 
the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 
The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 
and  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 

Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve 
graven  images,  that  boast  themselves 
of  idols : 

Worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 
Zion  heard,  and  was  glad;  and  the 
daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced  because 
of  thy  judgments,  O  Lord. 

For  thou,  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the 

earth:  thou  art  exalted  far  above  all 

gods. 

Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil :  he 
preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints ; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of 

the  wicked. 

Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous,  and 
gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 


Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous;  and 
give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his 
holiness. 

O  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song ;  for 
he  hath  done  marvellous  things : 

His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath 
gotten  him  the  victory. 

The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salva- 
tion : 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed 
in  the  sight  of  the  heathen. 

He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and 
his  truth  toward  the  house  of  Israel : 

All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the 
salvation  of  our  God. 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all 
the  earth : 

Make  a  loud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing 
praise. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp; 
with  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm. 

With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet  make 
a  joyful  noise  before  the  Lord,  the  King. 

Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  there- 
of ;  the  world,  and  they  that  dwell 
therein. 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands :  let  the 
hills  be  joyful  together  before  the  Lord  ; 

For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth: 

With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the 
world,  and  the  people  with  equity. 

The  Lord  reigneth;  let  the  people 
tremble : 

He  sitteth  between  the  cherubim ;  let 
the  earth  be  moved. 

The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion  ;  and  he  is 
high  above  all  the  people. 

Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible 
name ;  for  it  is  holy. 

The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judg- 
ment ;  thou  dost  establish  equity,  thou 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


7 


executest  judgment  and  righteousness 
in  Jacob. 

Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship 
at  his  footstool ;  for  he  is  holy. 

Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests, 
and  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon 
his  name ;  they  called  upon  the  Lord, 
and  he  answered  them. 

He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy  pil- 
lar :  they  kept  his  testimonies,  and  the 
ordinance  that  he  gave  them. 

Thou  answeredst  them,  O  Lord  our 
God :  thou  wast  a  God  that  forgavest 
them,  though  thou  tookest  vengeance 
of  their  inventions. 

Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship  at 
his  holy  hill ;  for  the  Lord  our  God  is 
holy. 

SELECTION  7 

Psalms  xcv,  xcvi,  cxux 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the 
Lord  : 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  Rock 
of  our  salvation. 

Let  us  come  befo're  his  presence  with 
thanksgiving,  and  make  a  joyful  noise 
unto  him  with  psalms. 

For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a  great 
King  above  all  gods. 

In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the 
earth :  the  strength  of  the  hills  is  his 
also. 

The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it :  and  his 
hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

O  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  : 
let  us  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  maker. 

For  he  is  our  God ;  and  we  are  the  people 
of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his 
hand. 

To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice,  harden 
not  your  heart,  as  in  the  provocation, 


and  as  in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the 
wilderness : 

When  your  fathers  tempted  me,  proved 

me,  and  saw  my  work. 

Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with 
this  generation,  and  said,  It  is  a  people 
that  do  err  in  their  heart,  and  they 
have  not  known  my  ways: 

Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my  wrath  that 
they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

O  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song: 
sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name; 
shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to 
day. 

Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen, 
his  wonders  among  all  people. 
For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be 
praised:  he  is  to  be  feared  above  all 
gods. 

For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are 
idols :  but  the  Lord  made  the  heavens. 

Honour  and  majesty  are  before  him: 
strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanc- 
tuary. 

Give  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  kindreds  of 
the  people,  give  unto  the  Lord  glory 
and  strength. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto 
his  name :  bring  an  offering,  and  come 
into  his  courts. 

O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of 
holiness  :  fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 

Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord 
reigneth :  the  world  also  shall  be  estab- 
lished that  it  shall  not  be  moved :  he 
shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 

Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the 
earth  be  glad ;  let  the  sea  roar,  and  the 
fulness  thereof. 

Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  is 
therein :  then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the 
wood  rejoice  before  the  Lord  : 


8 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


For  he  cometh,  for  he  cometh  to  judge 

the  earth  : 
He  shall  judge  the  world  with  right- 
eousness, and  the  people  with  his  truth. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song,  and  his 
praise  in  the  congregation  of  saints. 

Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made 
him : 

Let  the  children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in 
their  King. 

Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance : 

Let  them  sing  praises  unto  him  with  the 
timbrel  and  harp. 

For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his 
people : 

He  will  beautify  the  meek  with  salva- 
tion. 

Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  glory:  let 
them  sing  aloud  upon  their  beds. 

Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in  their 
mouth.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


SELECTION  8 

Psalms  cxlvii,  cxlviii 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  :  for  it  is  good 
to  sing  praises  unto  our  God ; 
For  it  is  pleasant;  and  praise  is  comely. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem: 
he  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of 
Israel. 

He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart,  and 
bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars ;  he 
calleth  them  all  by  their  names. 

Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  great  power : 
his  understanding  is  infinite. 

The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek : 

He  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the 
ground. 


Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving; 
Sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God: 

Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds, 
who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth,  who 
maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  moun- 
tains. 

He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food,  and  to 
the  young  ravens  which  cry. 

He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of 
the  horse:  he  taketh  not  pleasure  in 
the  legs  of  a  man. 

The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that 
fear  him,  in  those  that  hope  in  his 
mercy. 

Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem ;  praise 
thy  God,  O  Zion. 

For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of 
thy  gates;  he  hath  blessed  thy  children 
within  thee. 

He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders,  and 
filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment 
upon  earth:  his  word  runneth  very 
swiftly. 

He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he  scatter- 
eth  the  hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels: 
who  can  stand  before  his  cold? 

He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth 
them : 

He  causeth  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the 
waters  flow. 

He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob,  his 
statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation: 
and  as  for  his  judgments,  they  have  not 
known  them.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  \Lord.  Praise  ye  the 
Lord  from  the  heavens :  praise  him  in 
the  heights. 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels :  praise  ye 

him,  all  his  hosts. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon :  praise 

him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 
Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens,  and 
ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
for  he  commanded,  and  they  •  were 
created. 

He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever 
and  ever:  he  hath  made  a  decree  which 
shall  not  pass. 

Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  ye 
dragons,  and  all  deeps : 

Fire,  and  hail;  snow,  and  vapour; 

stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word : 

Mountains,  and  all  hills ;  fruitful  trees, 
and  all  cedars : 

Beasts,  and  all  cattle;  creeping  things, 

and  flying  fowl : 

Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people; 
princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth: 

Both  young  men,  and  maidens;  old  men 

and  children : 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
for  his  name  alone  is  excellent ; 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 
He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  peo- 
ple, the  praise  of  all  his  saints ;  even 
of  the  children  of  Israel,  a  people  near 
unto  him. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

SELECTION  9 

Psalms  cxii,  cxiii,  cxxxv 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.    Blessed  is 
the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord, 
that  delighteth  greatly  in  his  com- 
mandments. 
His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth : 
the  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be 
blessed. 

Wealth  and  riches  shall  be  in  his 
house:  and  his  righteousness  endur- 
eth  for  ever. 


Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in 
the  darkness :  he  is  gracious,  and  full 
of  compassion,  and  righteous. 

A  good  man  sheweth  favour,  and  lend- 
eth :  he  will  guide  his  affairs  with 
discretion. 

Surely  he  shall  not  be  moved  for  ever  : 
the  righteous  shall  be  in  everlasting  re- 
membrance. 

He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : 
His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord.     Praise,  O  ye 
servants  of  the  Lord,  praise  the  name 
of  the  Lord. 
Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord  from 
this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 

From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the 
going  down  of  the  same  the  Lord's 
name  is  to  be  praised. 

The  Lord  is  high  above  all  nations,  and 

his  glory  above  the  heavens. 

"Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 

who  dwelleth  on  high, 
Who  humbleth  himself  to  behold  the 
things  that  are  in  heaven,  and  in  the 
earth ! 

Praise  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  ye  the 
name  of  the  Lord  ; 

Praise  him,  0  ye  servants  of  the  Lord. 
Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord,  in  the  courts  of  the  house  of 
our  God,  praise  the  Lord  ; 

For  the  Lord  is  good :  sing  praises  unto 

his  name ;  for  it  is  pleasant. 

For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto 
himself,  and  Israel  for  his  peculiar 
treasure. 

For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great,  and 
that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  did 
he  in  heaven,  and  in  earth,  in  the  seas, 
and  all  deep  places. 


10 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from 
the  ends  of  the  earth ;  he  maketh  light- 
nings for  the  rain  ;  he  hringeth  the  wind 
out  of  his  treasuries. 

Who  smote  the  firstborn  of  Egypt, 

both  of  man  and  beast. 
Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into  the 
midst  of  thee,  0  Egypt,  upon  Pharaoh, 
and  upon  all  his  servants. 

Who  smote  great  nations,  and  slew 
mighty  kings  ;  Sihon  king  of  the  Am- 
orites,  and  Og  king  of  Bashan,  and 
all  the  kingdoms  of  Canaan : 
And  gave  their  land  for  a  heritage,  a 
heritage  unto  Israel  his  people. 

Thy  name,  O  Lord,  endureth  for  ever; 

and  thy  memorial,  O  Lord,  throughout 

all  generations. 
For  the  Lord  will  judge  his  people,  and 
he  will  repent  himself  concerning  his 
servants. 

The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver  and 
gold,  the  work  of  men's  hands. 

They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not ; 

eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not; 
neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their 
mouths. 

They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them :  so  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in 
them. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  house  of  Israel: 
bless  the  Lord,  0  house  of  Aaron  : 
Bless  the  Lord,  0  house  of  Levi :  ye  that 
fear  the  Lord,  bless  the  Lord. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zion, 
which  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

SELECTION  10 

Psalms  cnxvi,  xxxiv.  cxxxiv 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord;  for 
he  is  good : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


0  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  gods : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

0  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords :  for 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

To  him  who  alone  doeth  great  won- 
ders r  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
To  him  that  by  wisdom  made  the  hea- 
vens :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

To  him  that  stretched  out  the  earth 
above  the  waters:  for  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  ever : 

To  him  that  made  great  lights :  for  his 
mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

The  sun  to  rule  by  day  :  for  his  mercy 
endureth  for  ever : 

The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night :  for 

his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  estate  : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 
And  hath  redeemed  us  from  our  enemies : 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh :  for  his 

mercy  endureth  for  ever. 
0  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  heaven: 
for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

1  will  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times : 

His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my 
mouth. 

My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the 
Lord:  the  humble  shall  hear  thereof, 
and  be  glad. 

0  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let  us 

exalt  his  name  together. 

I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me, 
and  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 
They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  light- 
ened :  and  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord 
heard  him,  and  saved  him  out  of  all 
his  troubles. 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round 
about  them  that  fear  him,  and  delivereth 
them. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


1 1 


O  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good : 
blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

0  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints :  for  there 
is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer 
hunger : 

But  they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  not 
want  any  good  thing. 

Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me : 

1  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  and 
loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see 
good  ? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy  lips 
from  speaking  guile :  depart  from  evil, 
and  do  good ;  seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the 
righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto 
their  cry. 

The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them 
that  do  evil,  to  cut  off  the  remembrance 
of  them  from  the  earth. 

The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  hear- 
eth,  and  delivereth  them  out  of  all 
their  troubles. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of 
a  broken  heart;  and  saveth  such  as  be 
of  a  contrite  spirit. 

Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  right- 
eous: but  the  Lord  delivereth  him 
3ut  of  them  all. 

He  keepeth  all  his  bones:  not  one  of 
them  is  broken. 

Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked:  and  they 
ohat  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  deso- 
late. 

The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  ser- 
vants: and  none  of  them  that  trust  in 
him  shall  be  desolate. 

Behold,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  ser- 
vants of  the  Lord, 


Which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord. 

Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary, 
and  bless  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  that  made  heaven  and  earth 
bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 

SELECTION  11 

Psalms  xlvi,  xlvii,  xlviii 

GOD  is  our  refuge  and  strength,  a 
very  present  help  in  trouble. 

Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the 
earth  be  removed,  and  though  the 
mountains  be  carried  into  the  midst  of 
the  sea ; 

Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be 
troubled, 

Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the 
swelling  thereof. 

There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof 
shall  make  glad  the  city  of  God,  the 
holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the 
Most  High. 

God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall  not 
be  moved  :  God  shall  help  her,  and  that 
right  early. 

The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were 
moved :  he  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth 
melted. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ;  the  God 
of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 

Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
what  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the 
earth. 

He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end 
of  the  earth  ;  he  breaketh  the  bow,  and 
cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder  ;  he  burneth 
the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God :  I 
will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  I 
will  be  exalted  in  the  earth. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ;  the  God 
of  Jacob  is  our  refuge. 


12  KESPONSIV 

O  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  people ;  shout 
unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 

For  the  Lord  most  high  is  terrible ;  he  is 
a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us, 
and  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 
the  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved. 

God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout,  the  Lord 
with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises :  sing 
praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth : 
sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

God  reigneth  over  the  heathen:  God 
sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 

The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered 
together,  even  the  people  of  the  God 
of  Abraham : 

For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto 
God :  he  is  greatly  exalted. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be 
praised, 

In  the  city  of  our  God,  in  the  mountain 
of  his  holiness. 

Beautiful  for  situation,  the  joy  of  the 
whole  earth,  is  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides 
of  the  north,  the  city  of  the  great  King. 

God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for  a  refuge. 
For,  lo,  the  kings  were  assembled,  they 
passed  by  together. 

They  saw  it,  and  so  they  marvelled; 
they  were  troubled,  and  hasted  away. 

Fear  took  hold  upon  them  there,  and 
pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

Thou  breakest  the  ships  of  Tarshish 
with  an  east  wind. 

As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen  in 
the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the 
city  of  our  God: 
God  will  establish  it  for  ever. 


E  SERVICES 

We  have  thought  of  thy  lovingkind 
ness,  0  God,  in  the  midst  of  thy  temple 

According  to  thy  name,  0  God,  so  is  thj 
praise  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth :  thj 
right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 

Let  mount  Zion  rejoice, 

Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  be  glad 
because  of  thy  judgments. 

Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  aboul 
her  :  tell  the  towers  thereof. 

Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks,  considei 
her  palaces ;  that  ye  may  tell  it  to  th< 
generation  following. 

For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  anc 
ever : 

He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 
SELECTION  12 

Psalms  cxlv,  cxlvi 

I WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King 
and  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  evei 
and  ever. 

Every  day  will  I  bless  thee ;  and  I  wil 
praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  b( 
praised ;  and  his  greatness  is  unsearch 
able. 

One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works 
to  another,  and  shall  declare  thy  mights 
acts. 

I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  oi 
thy  majesty,  and  of  thy  wondrous 
works. 

And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy 
terrible  acts:  and  I  will  declare  thy 
greatness. 

They  shall  abundantly  utter  the  mem- 
ory of  thy  great  goodness, 

And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 
The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  com- 
passion ;  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great 
mercy. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


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The  Lord  is  good  to  all :  and  his  tender 
mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

M\  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O 
Lord  ;  and  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy 
kingdom,  and  talk  of  thy  power ; 

To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men 
lis  mighty  acts,  and  the  glorious  maj- 
esty of  his  kingdom. 

Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom, 
and  thy  dominion  endureth  throughout 
all  generations. 

The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed 
down. 

The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee;  and 
;hou  givest  them  their  meat  in  due 
jeason. 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  and  satisfiest 
the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways, 
md  holy  in  all  his  works. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call 
upon  him,  to  all  that  call  upon  him  in 
truth. 

3e  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that 
'ear  him :  he  also  will  hear  their  cry, 
ind  will  save  them. 

The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love 
him :  but  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

[Vly  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of 
he  Lord : 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for 
ever  and  ever. 

r'raise  ye  the  Lord.    Praise  the  Lord, 

)  my  soul. 
While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord:  I 
will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while 
I  have  any  being. 

?ut  not  your  trust  in  princes,  nor  in 
;he  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no 
lelp. 


His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to 
his  earth ;  in  that  very  day  his  thoughts 
perish. 

Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of 
Jacob  for  his  help, 
Whose  hope  is  in  the  Lord  his  God: 

Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the 
sea,  and  all  that  therein  is:  which 
keepeth  truth  for  ever  : 

Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  op- 
pressed :  which  giveth  food  to  the  hun- 
gry. 

The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners:  the 
Lord  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind : 

The  Lord  raiseth  them  that  are  bowed 
down:  the  Lord  loveth  the  righteous : 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers; 
he  relieveth  the  fatherless  and  widow : 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth 
upside  down. 

The  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever,  even 
thy  God,  O  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

SELECTION  13 

Psalm  lxviii 

SING  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his 
name : 

Extol  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens 
by  his  name  JEHOVAH,  and  rejoice 
before  him. 

A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge 
of  the  widows,  is  God  in  his  holy 
habitation. 

God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families  :  he 
bringeth  out  those  which  are  bound  with 
chains:  but  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a 
dry  land. 

O  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before 
thy  people,  when  thou  didst  march 
through  the  wilderness;    the  earth 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


shook,  the  heavens  also  dropped  at 
the  presence  of  God: 

Even  Sinai  itself  was  moved  at  the  pres- 
ence of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 

Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful 
rain,  whereby  thou  didst  confirm  thine 
inheritance,  when  it  was  weary. 

Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt  therein: 
thou,  0  God,  hast  prepared  of  thy  good- 
ness for  the  poor. 

The  Lord  gave  the  word :  great  was 
the  company  of  those  that  published  it. 

Kings  of  armies  did  flee  apace :  and  she 
that  tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoil. 

Though  ye  have  lain  among  the  pots, 
yet  shall  ye  be  as  the  wings  of  a  dove 
covered  with  silver,  and  her  feathers 
with  yellow  gold. 

When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings  in 
it,  it  was  white  as  snow  in  Salmon. 

The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill  of 
Bashan ; 
A  high  hill  as  the  hill  of  Bashan. 

Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills  ?  this  is  the 
hill  which  God  desireth  to  dwell  in  ; 

Yea,  the  Lord  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thou- 
sand, even  thousands  of  angels : 

The  Lord  is  among  them,  as  in  Sinai,  in 
the  holy  place. 

Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast 
led  captivity  captive :  thou  hast  re- 
ceived gifts  for  men ; 

Tea,  for  the  rebellious  also,  that  the 
Lord  God  might  dwell  among  them. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  daily  load- 
eth  us  with  benefits,  even  the  God  of 
our  salvation. 

He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  salva- 
tion ;  and  unto  God  the  Lord  belong  the 
issues  from  death. 


Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength : 
strengthen,  O  God,  that  which  thou 
hast  wrought  for  us. 

Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem  shall 
kings  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

Rebuke  the  company  of  spearmen,  the 
multitude  of  the  bulls,  with  the  calves 
of  the  people,  till  every  one  submit 
himself  with  pieces  of  silver : 

Scatter  thou  the  people  that  delight  in 
war. 

Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt ; 

Ethiopia  shall  soon  stretch  out  her 
hands  unto  God. 

SinguntoGod,  ye  kingdomsof  theearth; 

0  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord ; 
To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens 
of  heavens,  which  were  of  old ;  lo,  he 
doth  send  out  his  voice,  and  that  a 
mighty  voice. 
Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God:  his  ex- 
cellency is  over  Israel,  and  his  strength 
is  in  the  clouds. 

O  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy 

holy  places: 
The  God  of  Israel  is  he  that  giveth 
strength  and  power  unto  his  people. 
Blessed  be  God. 

SELECTION  14 

Psalms  lxvi,  cxxxviii 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  all 
ye  lands : 
Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his  name : 
make  his  praise  glorious. 

Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  art  thou 
in  thy  works !  through  the  greatness 
of  thy  power  shall  thine  enemies 
submit  themselves  unto  thee. 

All  the  earth  shall  worship  thee,  and 
shall  sing  unto  thee ;  they  shall  sing  to 
thy  name. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


15 


Come  and  see  the  works  of  God :  he  is 
terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  chil- 
dren of  men. 

He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land :  they 
went  through  the  flood  on  foot:  there 
did  we  rejoice  in  him. 

He  ruleth  by  his  power  for  ever ;  his 
eyes  behold  the  nations: 
Let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves. 

0  bless  our  God,  ye  people,  and  make 
the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard : 

Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life,  and 
suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

For  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved  us :  thou 
hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net ;  thou 
laidst  affliction  upon  our  loins. 

Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over  our 
heads ;  we  went  through  fire  and 
through  water : 

But  thou  broughtest  us  out  into  a 

wealthy  place. 

1  will  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt  of- 
ferings :  I  will  pay  thee  my  vows,  which 
my  lips  have  uttered,  and  my  mouth 
hath  spoken,  when  I  was  in  trouble. 

I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt  sacrifices  of 
fatlings,  with  the  incense  of  rams:  I 
will  offer  bullocks  with  goats.  / 

Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 
and  I  will  declare  what  he  hath  done 
for  my  soul. 

I  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth,  and 
he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart,  the 
Lord  will  not  hear  me  :  but  verily  God 
hath  heard  me;  he  hath  attended  to 
the  voice  of  my  prayer. 

Blessed  be  God,  which  hath  not  turned 
away  my  prayer,  nor  his  mercy  from 
me. 

I  will  praise  thee  with  my  whole  heart : 


Before  the  gods  will  I  sing  praise  unto 
thee. 

I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 
and  praise  thy  name  for  thy  loving- 
kindness  and  for  thy  truth :  for  thou 
hast  magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy 
name. 

In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answeredst 
me,  and  strengthenedst  me  with  strength 
in  my  soul. 

All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise 
thee,  0  Lord,  when  they  hear  the 
words  of  thy  mouth. 

Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the 
Lord  :  for  great  is  the  glory  of  the  Lord. 

Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath  he 
respect  unto  the  lowly : 
But  the  proud  he  knoweth  afar  off. 

Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble, 
thou  wilt  revive  me : 

Thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand 
against  the  wrath  of  mine  enemies,  and 
thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 

The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which 

concerneth  me : 
Thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  endureth  for  ever : 
forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own 
hands. 

SELECTION  15 

Psalms  cxvii,  cxvm 


PRAISE  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations  : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  people. 


For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  to- 
ward us:  and  the  truth  of  the  Lord 
•  endureth  for  ever. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he 
is  good :  because  his  mercy  endureth 
for  ever. 

Let  Israel  now  say,  that  his  mercy  en- 
dureth for  ever. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say,  that 
his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say, 
that  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  distress : 

The  Lord  answered  me,  and  set  me  in  a 
large  place. 

The  Lord  is  on  my  side;  I  will  not 
fear :  what  can  man  do  unto  me  ? 

The  Lord  taketh  my  part  with  them 
that  help  me :  therefore  shall  I  see  my 
desire  upon  them  that  hate  me. 

It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord  than 
to  put  confidence  in  man. 

It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord  than  to 
put  confidence  in  princes. 

The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 
and  is  become  my  salvation. 

The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation  is 
in  the  tabernacles  of  the  righteous : 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth 
valiantly. 

The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalted: 
the  right  hand  of  the  Lord  doeth 
valiantly. 

I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and  declare 
the  works  of  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore :  but 
he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness : 
I  will  go  into  them,  and  I  will  praise 
the  Lord  : 

This  gate  of  the  Lord,  into  which  the 
righteous  shall  enter.  I  will  praise  thee  : 
for  thou  hast  heard  me,  and  art  become 
my  salvation. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  refused 
is  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

This  is  the  Lord's  doing ;  it  is  marvellous 
in  our  eyes. 

This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath 
made ;  we  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 


Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  0  Lord:  O 
Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  send  now  pros- 
perity. 

Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord  :  we  have  blessed  you  out 
of  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

God  is  the  Lord,  which  hath  shewed  us 
light :  bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords,  even 
unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  praise 
thee:  thou  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt 
thee. 

0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is 
good :  for  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

SELECTION  16 

Psalm  civ 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul.  O 
Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very 
great ; 

Thou  art  clothed  with  honour  and 

majesty : 

Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as 
with  a  garment: 

Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a 
curtain : 

Who  layeth  the  beams  of  his  chambers 

in  the  waters : 

Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot :  who 
walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind : 

Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits;  his 
ministers  a  flaming  fire : 

Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 
that  it  should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 

Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as 
with  a  garment:  the  waters  stood 
above  the  mountains. 

At  thy  rebuke  they  fled ;  at  the  voice  of 
thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 

They  go  up  by  the  mountains;  they 
go  down  by  the  valleys  unto  the  place 
which  thou  hast  founded  for  them. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


17 


Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may 
not  pass  over ;  that  they  turn  not  again 
to  cover  the  earth. 

He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  val- 
leys, which  run  among  the  hills. 

They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the 
field :  the  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
have  their  habitation,  which  sing 
among  the  branches. 

He  watereth  the  hills  from  his  cham- 
bers: the  earth  is  satisfied  with  the 
fruit  of  thy  works. 

He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the 
cattle,  and  herb  for  the  service  of  man  : 
that  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of 
the  earth; 

And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart 
of  man,  and  oil  to  make  his  face  to 
shine,  and  bread  which  strengthened 
man's  heart. 

The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full  of  sap ; 
the  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he  hath 
planted ; 

Where  the  birds  make  their  nests:  as 
for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house. 

The  high  hills  are  a  refuge  for  the  wild 
goats ; 

And  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 

He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons: 
the  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is  night : 
wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do 
creep  forth :  the  young  lions  roar  after 
their  prey,  and  seek  their  meat  from 
God. 

The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather  themselves 
together,  and  lay  them  down  in  their 
dens. 

Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work  and  to 
his  labour  until  the  evening. 

0  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works  ! 
in  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all: 


The  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 

So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea,  wherein 
are  things  creeping  innumerable,  both 
small  and  great  beasts. 

There  go  the  ships:  there  is  that  le- 
viathan, whom  thou  hast  made  to  play 
therein. 

These  wait  all  upon  thee;  that  thou 
mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due 
season. 

That  thou  givest  them  they  gather: 
thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  filled 
with  good. 

Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled  : 
thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they  die, 
and  return  to  their  dust. 

Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are 
created :  and  thou  renewest  the  face  of 
the  earth. 

The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  endure 
for  ever  :  the  Lord  shall  rejoice  in  his 
works. 

He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trem- 
bleth:  he  toucheth  the  hills,  and  they 
smoke. 

I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I 
live :  I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God 
while  I  have  my  being. 

My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet : 
I  will  be  glad  in  the  Lord. 

SELECTION  17 

Psalm  lxxxix 

I WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the 
Lord  for  ever : 

With  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy 
faithfulness  to  all  generations. 

For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built 
up  for  ever : 

Thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in 
the  very  heavens. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my 
chosen,  I  have  sworn  unto  David  my 
servant, 

Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever,  and 
build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations. 

And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  won- 
ders, 0  Lord  :  thy  faithfulness  also  in 
the  congregation  of  the  saints. 

For  who  in  the  heaven  can  be  compared 
unto  the  Lord  ?  who  among  the  sons  of 
the  mighty  can  be  likened  unto  the 
Lord? 

God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  as- 
sembly of  the  saints,  and  to  be  had  in 
reverence  of  all  them  that  are  about 
him. 

0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a  strong 
Lord  like  unto  thee  ?  or  to  thy  faithful- 
ness round  about  thee? 

Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea: 
when  the  waves  thereof  arise,  thou 
stillest  them. 

Thou  hast  broken  Bahab  in  pieces,  as 
one  that  is  slain ;  thou  hast  scattered 
thine  enemies  with  thy  strong  arm. 

The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also 
is  thine :  as  for  the  world  and  the 
fulness  thereof,  thou  hast  founded 
them. 

The  north  and  the  south  thou  hast 
created  them :  Tabor  and  Hermon  shall 
rejoice  in  thy  name. 

Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm :  strong  is 
thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

Justice  and  judgment  are  the  habitation 
of  thy  throne :  mercy  and  truth  shall  go 
before  thy  face. 

Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the 
joyful  sound  :  they  shall  walk,  O  Lord, 
in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all  the 
day :  and  in  thy  righteousness  shall 
they  be  exalted. 


For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength : 
and  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be 
exalted. 

For  the  Lord  is  our  defence;  and  the 
Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our  King. 

Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  thy 
Holy  One,  and  saidst,  I  have  laid  help 
upon  one  that  is  mighty  ; 

I  have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the 
people. 

I  have  found  David  my  servant ;  with 
my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him  : 

With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  estab- 
lished :  mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen 
him. 

The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  ; 
nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him . 

And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before  his 
face,  and  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy 
shall  be  with  him :  and  in  my  name 
shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea,  and 
his  right  hand  in  the  rivers. 

He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my 
Father,  my  God,  and  the  Rock  of  my 
salvation. 

Also  I  will  make  him  my  firstborn, 
higher  than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for  ever- 
more, and  my  covenant  shall  stand 
fast  with  him. 

His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure 
for  ever,  and  his  throne  as  the  days  of 
heaven. 

If  his  children  forsake  my  law,  and 
walk  not  in  my  judgments;  if  they 
break  my  statutes,  and  keep  not  my 
commandments; 

Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression 
with  the  rod,  and  their  iniquity  with 
stripes. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


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Nevertheless  my  lovingkindness  will  I 
not  utterly  take  from  him,  nor  suffer 
my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

My  covenant  will  I  not  break,  nor  alter 
the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lips. 

Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness 
that  I  will  not  he  unto  David. 

His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever,  and  his 
throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 

It  shall  be  established  for  ever  as  the 
moon,  and  as  a  faithful  witness  in 
heaven. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

SELECTION  18 

Psalms  cxxxii,  lxxx 

IORD,  remember  David,  and  all  his 
^  afflictions :  how  he  sware  unto  the 
Lord,  and  vowed  unto  the  mighty  God 
of  Jacob ; 
Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  taber- 
nacle of  my  house,  nor  go  up  into  my 
bed; 

I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes,  or 
slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord,  a 
habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob. 

Lo,  we  heard  of  it  at  Ephratah:  we 
found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  wood. 

We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles:  we 
will  worship  at  his  footstool. 

Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rest;  thou, 
and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteous- 
ness ;  and  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

For  thy  servant  David's  sake  turn  not 
away  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth  unto 
David;  he  will  not  turn  from  it;  Of 
the  fruit  of  thy  body  will  I  set  upon  thy 
throne. 


If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant 
and  my  testimony  that  I  shall  teach 
them,  their  children  shall  also  sit  upon 
thy  throne  for  evermore. 

For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion ;  he  hath 
desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

This  is  my  rest  for  ever :  here  will  I 
dwell;  for  I  have  desired  it. 

I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision :  I 
will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

I  will  also  clothe  her  priests  with 
salvation : 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  David 
to  bud:  I  have  ordained  a  lamp  for 
mine  anointed. 

His  enemies  will  I  clothe  with  shame : 
but  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 

Give  ear,  O  Shepherd  of  Israel,  thou 
that  leadest  Joseph  like  a  flock; 

Thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cheru- 
bim, shine  forth. 

Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and 
Manasseh  stir  up  thy  strength,  and 
come  and  save  us. 

Turn  us  again,  0  God,  and  cause  thy 
face  to  shine ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  how  long  wilt 
thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of 
thy  people? 
Thou  feedest  them  with  the  bread  of 
tears ;  and  givest  them  tears  to  drink  in 
great  measure. 

Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our  neigh- 
bours :  and  our  enemies  laugh  among 
themselves. 
Turn  us  again,  0  God  of  hosts,  and  cause 
thy  face  to  shine ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

Thou  hast  brought  a  vine  out  of  Egypt : 
thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen,  and 
planted  it. 


20  RESPONSIVI 

Thou  preparedst  room  before  it,  and 
didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it 
filled  the  land. 

The  hills  were  covered  with  the  shadow 
of  it,  and  the  boughs  thereof  were  like 
the  goodly  cedars. 

She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea, 
and  her  branches  unto  the  river. 

Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down  her 
hedges,  so  that  all  they  which  pass  by 
the  way  do  pluck  her  ? 

The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  waste 
it,  and  the  wild  beast  of  the  field  doth 
devour  it. 

Return,  we  beseech  thee,  O  God  of 
hosts:  look  down  from  heaven,  and 
behold,  and  visit  this  vine ; 

And  the  vineyard  which  thy  right  hand 
hath  planted,  and  the  branch  that  thou 
madest  strong  for  thyself. 

It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down : 

They  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  coun- 
tenance. 

Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy 
right  hand, 

Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest 
strong  for  thyself. 

So  will  not  we  go  back  from  thee : 
quicken  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy 
name. 

Turn  us  again,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  cause 
thy  face  to  shine ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

SELECTION  19 

Psalms  XX,  lxxii 

THE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day  of 
trouble ;  the  name  of  the  God  of 
Jacob  defend  thee ; 

Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary,  and 
strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion ; 

Remember  all  thy  offerings,  and  accept 
thy  burnt  sacrifice ; 


:  SERVICES 

Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own 
heart,  and  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation,  and  in 
the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up 
our  banners : 
The  Lord  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

Now  know  I  that  the  Lord  saveth  his 
anointed ; 

He  will  hear  him  from  his  holy  heaven 
with  the  saving  strength  of  his  right 
hand. 

Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in 
horses : 

But  we  will  remember  the  name  of  the 
Lord  our  God. 

They  are  brought  down  and  fallen: 
but  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright. 

Save,  Lord  :  let  the  king  hear  us  when 
we  call. 

Give  the  king  thy  judgments,0  God,  and 
thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 

He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  right- 
eousness, and  thy  poor  with  judgment. 

The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to 
the  people,  and  the  little  hills,  by  right- 
eousness. 

He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people,  he 
shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy, 
and  shall  break  in  pieces  the  oppressor. 

They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as  the  sun 
and  moon  endure,  throughout  all  gen- 
erations. 

He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the 
mown  grass :  as  showers  that  water  the 
earth. 

In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  flourish ; 

And  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the 
moon  endureth. 

He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea 
to  sea,  and  from  the  river  unto  the 
ends  of  the  earth. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


2] 


They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall 
bow  before  him ;  and  his  enemies  shall 
lick  the  dust. 

The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles 
shall  bring  presents:   the  kings  of 
Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 
Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before 
him:  all  nations  shall  serve  him. 

For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he 
crieth;  the  poor  also,  and  him  that 
hath  no  helper. 
He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy,  and 
shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  deceit 
and  violence : 

And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his 

sight. 

And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall  be 

given  of  the  gold  of  Sheba  : 
Prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  him  con- 
tinually ;  and  daily  shall  he  be  praised. 

There  shall  be  a  handful  of  corn  in  the 
earth  upon  the  top  of  the  mountains ; 

The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Leba- 
non ;  and  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish 
like  grass  of  the  earth. 

His  name  shall  endure  for  ever:  his 
name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the 
sun: 

And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him:  all 
nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of 
Israel,  who  only  doeth  wondrous  things. 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for 
ever  :  and  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled 
with  his  glory.   Amen,  and  Amen. 

SELECTION  20 

Psalms  n,  cx,  xxi 

WHY  do  the  heathen  rage,  and  the 
people  imagine  a  vain  thing  ? 

The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves, 
and  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 


against  the  Lord,  and  against  his 
Anointed,  saying,  Let  us  break  their 
bands  asunder,  and  cast  away  their 
cords  from  us. 

He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall 
laugh :  the  Lord  shall  have  them  in 
derision. 

Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his 
wrath,  and  vex  them  in  his  sore  dis- 
pleasure. Yet  have  I  set  my  King  upon 
my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

I  will  declare  the  decree :  the  Lord 
hath  said  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  Son ; 
this  day  have  I  begottep.  thee. 

Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the 
heathen  for  thine  inheritance,  and  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy 
possession. 

Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of  iron ; 

Thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a 
potter's  vessel. 

Be  wise  now  therefore,  O  ye  kings :  be 
instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

Serve  the  Lord  with  fear,  and  rejoice 
with  trembling. 

Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye 
perish  from  the  way,  when  his  wrath  is 
kindled  but  a  little. 

Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their  trust 
in  him. 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou 
at  my  right  hand,  until  I  make  thine 
enemies  thy  footstool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy 
strength  out  of  Zion :  rule  thou  in  the 
midst  of  thine  enemies. 

Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in  the  day 
of  thy  power,  in  the  beauties  of  holi- 
ness from  the  womb  of  the  morning: 
thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  re- 
pent, Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the 
order  of  Melchizedek. 


2-2 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand  shall 
strike  through  kings  in  the  day  of  his 
wrath. 

He  shall  judge  among  the  heathen,  he 
shall  fill  the  places  with  the  dead 
bodies ; 

He  shall  wound  the  heads  over  many 
countries. 

He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the  way : 
therefore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 

The  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  0 
Lord  ;  and  in  thy  salvation  how  greatly 
shall  he  rejoice ! 

Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart's  desire, 
and  hast  not  withholden  the  request  of 
his  lips. 

For  thou  preventest  him  with  the  bless- 
ings of  goodness :  thou  settes-t  a  crown 
of  pure  gold  on  his  head. 

He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou  gavest  it 
him,  even  length  of  days  for  ever  and 
ever. 

His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salvation  : 

Honour  and  majesty  hast  thou  laid  upon 
him. 

For  thou  hast  made  him  most  blessed 
for  ever :  thou  hast  made  him  exceed- 
ing glad  with  thy  countenance. 

For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  and 
through  the  mercy  of  the  Most  High  he 
shall  not  be  moved. 

Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  thine 
enemies : 

Thy  right  hand  shall  find  out  those  that 
hate  thee. 

Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a  fiery  oven 
in  the  time  of  thine  anger:  the  Lord 
shall  swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath, 
and  the  fire  shall  devour  them. 

Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy  from  the 
earth,  and  their  seed  from  among  the 
children  of  men. 


For  they  intended  evil  against  thee: 
they  imagined  a  mischievous  device, 
which  they  are  not  able  to  perform. 

Therefore  shalt  thou  make  them  turn 
their  back,  when  thou  shalt  make  ready 
thine  arrows  upon  thy  strings  against 
the  face  of  them. 

Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in  thine  own 
strength : 
So  will  we  sing  and  praise  thy  power. 

SELECTION  21 

Psalms  cxv,  cxvi 

NOT  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto  us, 
but  unto  thy  name  give  glory, 
For  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  sake. 

Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 
Where  is  now  their  God  ? 

But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens :  he  hath 
done  whatsoever  he  hath  pleased. 

Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold,  the 
work  of  men's  hands. 

They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not : 
eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not : 

They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not :  noses 
have  they,  but  they  smell  not : 

They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not : 
feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not :  nei- 
ther speak  they  through  their  throat. 

They  that  make  them  are  like  unto 
them ; 

So  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

O  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  :  he  is 
their  help  and  their  shield. 

0  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the  Lord  :  he 
is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the 
Lord: 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us :  he 
will  bless  us ; 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


23 


He  will  bless  the  house  of  Israel ;  he  What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 

will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron.  for  ^  his  benefits  toward  me  ? 

He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the  Lord,  t  win  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call 

both  small  and  great.  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  :  I  will  pay 

_             .  „  .                            ,  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the 

The  Lord  shall  increase  you  more  and  /esence  of  aU  Ms  le 

more,  you  and  your  children. 

Ye  are  blessed  of  the  Lord  which  made 
heaven  and  earth. 


Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is  the 
death  of  his  saints. 

0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant ;  I  am 
The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are  the     tby  servant|  and  the  son  of  thine  hand- 
Lord-s  :  but  the  earth  hath  he  given  to     maid .  thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds 
the  children  of  men. 

mi    j    3      •        ,  ,i    t  .,,      I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of 

The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord,  neither        ,     .  .  .., 

,        •  .     -i  thanksgiving,  and  will  call  upon  the 

anv  that  go  down  into  silence.  °  ,  °T  r 

name  of  the  Lord. 
But  we  will  bless  the  Lord  from  this     _    .,,  _  _ 

time  forth  and  for  evermore.  Praise  the     1  ™u  Pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now 

in  the  presence  of  all  his  people,  in  the 
courts  of  the  Lord's  house,  in  the  midst 
of  thee,  0  Jerusalem.    Praise  ye  the 
I  love  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard  Lord. 
my  voice  and  mv  supplications. 

«        t  i.  1  •  v  ^ «  SELECTION  22 

Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto 

me,  therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  Psalms  lxxxvi,  lxxsv 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  hear 
me:  for  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

and  the  pains  of  hell  gat  hold  upon  me  : 

t  f~  }        v,u  „„a  ,,  ™  Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  am  holy  :  0 

1  round  trouble  and  sorrow.  „  -      '  .  ..  . 

thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant  that 

Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the     trusteth  in  thee. 

Lord;  0  Lord,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord :  for  I  cry 

my  soul.  ' 

unto  thee  daily. 

Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous : 

vea.  our  God  is  merciful.  *ejoic,5  °Tf  ^  servant :  ^or  ^ 

thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple :  I  was  For  th      Lord  art      d     d  read  to 

brought  low,  and  he  helped  me.  .  . 

forgive ; 

Return  unto  thv  rest,  O  mv  soul:  for     ...    .        .  „ 

the  Lord  hath  'dealt  bountifully  with  ^^Z^7 

tnat  call  upon  tnee. 

thee. 

Give  ear,  O  Lord,  unto  mv  praver ;  and 
For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  •  attend  to  the  yoice  of  Applications, 
death,  mine  eyes  from  tears,  and  my  J  rr 

feet  from  falling.  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call  upon 

t    •l-i     n  ,  „      , ,    T  , ,    i    j     thee :  for  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  m  the  land 

of  the  living.  Among  the  gods  there  is  none  like 

tvv  J4.vr  i.  t  i_  t  unto  thee,  O  Lord: 
I  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken:  I  '  ' 

was  greatly  afflicted :  I  said  in  my  haste,     Neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto 

All  men  are  liars.  thy  works. 


24  RESPONSES 

All  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall 
come  and  worship  before  thee, 0  Lord; 
and  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous 
things  :  thou  art  God  alone. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord;  I  will 
walk  in  thy  truth : 
Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord  my  God, 
with  all  my  heart :  and  I  will  glorify 
thy  name  for  evermore. 

For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me :  and 
thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the 
lowest  hell. 

O  God,  the  proud  are  risen  against 
me,  and  the  assemblies  of  violent  men 
have  sought  after  my  soul ;  and  have 
not  set  thee  before  them. 

But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of  com- 
passion, and  gracious,  longsuffering,  and 
plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

O  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon 
me ; 

Give  thy  strength  unto  thy  servant,  and 
save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

Shew  me  a  token  for  good ;  that  they 
which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be 
ashamed : 

Because  thou,  Lord,  hast  holpen  me, 
and  comforted  me. 

Lord,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto 
thy  laud :  thou  hast  brought  back  the 
captivity  of  Jacob. 

Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy 
people ;  thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin. 

Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath  : 

Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierce- 
ness of  thine  anger. 

Turn  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  and 
cause  thine  anger  toward  us  to  cease. 


G  SERVICES 

Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever? 
wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all 
generations  ? 

Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again :  that 
thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee  ? 

Shew  us  thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  and  grant 
us  thy  salvation. 

I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will 
speak :  for  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his 
people,  and  to  his  saints :  but  let  them 
not  turn  again  to  folly. 

Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that 
fear  him ;  that  glory  may  dwell  in  our 
land. 

Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together; 
righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed 
each  other. 

Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth ;  and 
righteousness  shall  look  down  from 
heaven. 

Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is 
good;  and  our  land  shall  yield  her 
increase. 

Righteousness  shall  go  before  him ;  and 
shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps. 

SELECTION  23 

Psalm  cm 

JgLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ; 

And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy 
name. 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul,  and  forget 
not  all  his  benefits  : 

Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities ;  who 
healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruc- 
tion ;  who  crowneth  thee  with  loving- 
kindness  and  tender  mercies ; 

Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good 
things;  so  that  thy  youth  is  renewed 
like  the  eagle's. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


25 


The  Lord  executeth  righteousness  and  Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works  in  all 

judgment  for  all  that  are  oppressed.  places  of  his  dominion : 

He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses,  Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul, 
his  acts  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 


The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious, 
slow  to  anger,  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

He  will  not  always  chide  ;  neither  will 
he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins; 

Nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  ini- 
quities. 

For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the 
earth,  so  great  is  his  mercy  toward 
them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so 
far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions 
from  us. 

Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 
so  the  Lord  pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

For  he  knoweth  our  frame  ;  he  remem- 
bereth  that  we  are  dust. 

As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass :  as  a 
flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is 
gone ;  and  the  place  thereof  shall  know 
it  no  more. 

But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from 
everlasting  to  everlasting  upon  them 
that  fear  him,  and  his  righteousness 
unto  children's  children; 

To  such  as  keep  his  covenant,  and  to 
those  that  remember  his  command- 
ments to  do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  throne  in 
the  heavens ; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels,  that  ex- 
cel in  strength,  that  do  his  command- 
ments, hearkening  unto  the  voice  of 
his  word. 

Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ;  ye 
ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 


SELECTION  24 

Psalms  cxxi,  xxvn,  xxiii 

I WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the 
hills,  from  whence  cometh  my  help. 

My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord,  which 
made  heaven  and  earth. 

He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved : 
he  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall  nei- 
ther slumber  nor  sleep. 

The  Lord  is  thy  keeper  :  the  Lord  is 
thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day,  nor 
the  moon  by  night. 

The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from 
all  evil:  he  shall  preserve  thy  soul. 

The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out 
and  thy  coming  in  from  this  time  forth, 
and  even  for  evermore. 

The  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salva- 
tion ;  whom  shall  I  fear  ? 

The  Lord  is  the  strength  of  my  life ;  of 
whom  shall  I  be  afraid  ? 

When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies 
and  my  foes,  came  upon  me  to  eat  up 
my  flesh,  they  stumbled  and  fell. 

Though  a  host  should  encamp  against 
me,  my  heart  shall  not  fear :  though 
war  should  rise  against  me,  in  this  will 
I  be  confident. 

One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord, 
that  will  I  seek  after ;  that  I  may  dwell 
in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days 
of  my  life, 

To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  Lord,  and 
to  inquire  in  his  temple. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall 
hide  me  in  his  pavilion  : 

In  the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he 
hide  me ;  he  shall  set  me  up  upon  a  rock. 

And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up 
above  mine  enemies  round  about  me: 
therefore  will  I  offer  in  his  tabernacle 
sacrifices  of  joy ; 

I  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto 
the  Lord. 

Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my 
voice :  have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and 
answer  me. 

When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face ;  my 
heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  face,  Lord,  will 
I  seek. 

Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me ;  put 
not  thy  servant  away  in  anger:  thou 
hast  been  my  help  ;  leave  me  not,  nei- 
ther forsake  me,  O  God  of  my  salvation. 

When  my  father  and  my  mother  forsake 
me,  then  the  Lord  will  take  me  up. 

Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord,  and  lead 
me  in  a  plain  path,  because  of  mine 
enemies. 

Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of 
mine  enemies :  for  false  witnesses  are 
risen  up  against  me,  and  such  as  breathe 
out  cruelty. 

I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed  to 
see  the  goodness  of  the  Lord  in  the 
land  of  the  living. 

Wait  on  the  Lord  :  be  of  good  courage, 
and  he  shall  strengthen  thine  heart: 
wait,  I  say,  on  the  Lord. 

The  Lord  is  my  shepherd ;  I  shall  not 
want.  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in 
green  pastures :  he  leadeth  me  beside 
the  still  waters. 

He  restoreth  my  soul :  he  leadeth  me  in 
the  paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's 
sake. 


Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley 
of  the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no 
evil : 

For  thou  art  with  me ;  thy  rod  and  thy 
staff  they  comfort  me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the 
presence  of  mine  enemies  : 

Thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil ;  my 
cup  runneth  over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  fol- 
low me  all  the  days  of  my  life  : 

And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the 
Lord  for  ever. 

SELECTION  25 

Psalm  cxxxix 

OLORD,  thou  hast  searched  me, 
and  known  me. 

Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  and 
mine  uprising;  thou  understandest 
my  thought  afar  off. 

Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my 
lying  down,  and  art  acquainted  with 
all  my  ways. 

For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 
but,  lo,  0  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  alto- 
gether. 

Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before, 
and  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for 
me :  it  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit? 
or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  pres- 
ence? 

If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art 
there :  if  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold, 
thou  art  there. 

If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 
and  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
sea; 

Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me,  and 
thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


27 


If  I  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall 
cover  me ;  even  the  night  shall  be  light 
about  me. 

Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee ; 
but  the  night  shineth  as  the  day:  the 
darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to 
thee. 

For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins :  thou 
hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's  womb. 

I  will  praise  thee;  for  I  am  fearfully 
and  wonderfully  made :  marvellous  are 
thy  works;  and  that  my  soul  knoweth 
right  well. 

My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 
when  I  was  made  in  secret,  and  curi- 
ously wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of 
the  earth. 

Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet 
being  unperfect ;  and  in  thy  book  all  my 
members  were  written,  which  in  con- 
tinuance were  fashioned,  when  as  yet 
there  was  none  of  them. 

How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts 
unto  me,  0  God  !  how  great  is  the  sum 
of  them ! 

If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more 
in  number  than  the  sand :  when  I  awake, 
I  am  still  with  thee. 

Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O 
God:  depart  from  me  therefore,  ye 
bloody  men. 

For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly, 
and  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in 
vain. 

Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  that  hate 
thee  ?  and  am  not  I  grieved  with  those 
that  rise  up  against  thee  ? 

I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred :  I 
count  them  mine  enemies. 

Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart : 
try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts : 

And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way  in 
me,  and  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


SELECTION  26 

Psalms  xxxiii,  cvm 

REJOICE  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  right- 
'  eous:  for  praise  is  comely  for 
the  upright. 

Praise  the  Lord  with  harp :  sing  unto 
him  with  the  psaltery  and  an  instrument 
of  ten  strings. 

Sing  unto  him  a  new  song ;  play  skil- 
fully with  a  loud  noise. 

For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ;  and 
all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 

Helovethrighteousness  and  judgment : 

The  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the 
Lord. 

By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the 
heavens  made ;  and  all  the  host  of 
them  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  to- 
gether as  a  heap :  he  layeth  up  the  depth 
in  storehouses. 

Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  :  let 
all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand 
in  awe  of  him. 

For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done ;  he  com- 
manded, and  it  stood  fast. 

The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of  the 
heathen  to  nought :  he  maketh  the  de- 
vices of  the  people  of  none  effect. 

The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth  for 
ever,  the  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all 
generations. 

Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the 
Lord; 

And  the  people  whom  he  hath  chosen 
for  his  own  inheritance. 

The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven ;  he 
beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men :  from 
the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh 
upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 

He  fashioneth  their  hearts  alike;  he 
considereth  all  their  works. 


28 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multi- 
tude of  a  host :  a  mighty  man  is  not 
delivered  by  much  strength. 

A  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety :  nei- 
ther shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great 
strength. 

Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon 
them  that  fear  him,  upon  them  that 
hope  in  his  mercy ;  to  deliver  their  soul 
from  death,  and  to  keep  them  alive  in 
famine. 

Our  soul  waitethforthe  Lord  :  he  is  our 
help  and  our  shield. 

For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him,  be- 
cause we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

Let  thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  be  upon  us,  ac- 
cording as  we  hope  in  thee. 

0  God,  my  heart  is  fixed ;  I  will  sing 
and  give  praise,  even  with  my  glory. 

Awake,  psaltery  and  harp:  I  myself 
will  awake  early. 

1  will  praise  thee,  0  Lord,  among  the 
people:  and  I  will  sing  praises  unto 
thee  among  the  nations. 

For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the  heavens: 
and  thy  truth  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the 
heavens : 
And  thy  glory  above  all  the  earth. 

SELECTION  27 

Psalm  cvn 

OGIVE  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for 
he  is  good : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so, 
whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand 
of  the  enemy ; 

And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 
from  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  from 
the  north,  and  from  the  south. 


They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a 
solitary  way;  they  found  no  city  to 
dwell  in. 

Hungry  and  thirsty,  their  soul  fainted 
in  them. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  delivered  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 
And  he  led  them  forth  by  the  right  way, 
that  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habi- 
tation. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonder- 
ful works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 
For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul,  and 
filleth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodness. 

Such  as  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death,  being  bound  in  afflic- 
tion and  iron ;  because  they  rebelled 
against  the  words  of  God,  and  con- 
temned the  counsel  of  the  Most  High : 
Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart 
with  labour ;  they  fell  down,  and  there 
was  none  to  help. 

Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in 
their  trouble,  and  he  saved  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 
He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and 
the  shadow  of  death,  and  brake  their 
bands  in  sunder. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord 
for  his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonder- 
ful works  to  the  children  of  men ! 

For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 
and  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

Fools,  because  of  their  transgression, 
and  because  of  their  iniquities,  are 
afflicted. 

Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of 
meat;  and  they  draw  near  unto  the 
gates  of  death. 

Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  saveth  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


2  9 


He  sent  his  word,  and  healed  them,  and 
delivered  them  from  their  destructions. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for 
his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices  of 
thanksgiving,  and  declare  his  works 
with  rejoicing. 

They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships, 
that  do  business  in  great  waters ;  these 
see  the  works  of  the  Lord,  and  his 
wonders  in  the  deep. 

For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the 
stormy  wind,  which  lifteth  up  the  waves 
thereof. 

They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go 
down  again  to  the  depths :  their  soul 
is  melted  because  of  trouble. 

They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a 
drunken  man,  and  are  at  their  wit's  end. 

Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their 
trouble,  and  he  bringeth  them  out  of 
their  distresses. 

He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that  the 
waves  thereof  are  still.  Then  are  they 
glad  because  they  be  quiet ;  so  he  bring- 
eth them  unto  their  desired  haven. 

Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for 
his  goodness,  and  for  his  wonderful 
works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  congre- 
gation of  the  people,  and  praise  him  in 
the  assembly  of  the  elders. 

He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 
and  the  watersprings  into  dry  ground  ; 

A  fruitful  land  into  barrenness,  for  the  • 
wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

He  turneth  the  wilderness  into  a  stand- 
ing water,  and  dry  ground  into  water- 
springs. 

And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to 
dwell,  that  they  may  prepare  a  city  for 
habitation ;  and  sow  the  fields,  and  plant 


vineyards,  which  may  yield  fruits  of 
increase. 

He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they  are 
multiplied  greatly;  and  suffereth  not 
their  cattle  to  decrease. 

Again,  they  are  minished  and  brought 
low  through  oppression,  affliction,  and 
sorrow. 

He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 
and  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  wil- 
derness, where  there  is  no  way. 

Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from  afflic- 
tion, and  maketh  him  families  like  a  flock. 

The  righteous  shall  see  it,  and  rejoice  : 
and  all  iniquity  shall  stop  her  mouth. 

Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  observe  these 
things,  even  they  shall  understand  the 
lovingkindness  of  the  Lord. 

SELECTION  28 

Psalms  xcn,  cxxiii,  cxlii 

TT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto 
-I  the  Lord,  and  to  sing  praises  unto 
thy  name,  O  Most  High : 

To  shew  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in 
the  morning,  and  thy  faithfulness  every 
night, 

Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings, 
and  upon  the  psaltery  ;  upon  the  harp 
with  a  solemn  sound. 

For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad 
through  thy  work :  I  will  triumph  in 
the  works  of  thy  hands. 

O  Lord,  how  great  are  thy  works ! 
and  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

A  brutish  man  knoweth  not;  neither 
doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass, 
and  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do 
nourish;  it  is  that  they  shall  be  de- 
stroyed for  ever : 
But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  for  ever- 
more. 


30 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  0  Lord,  for,  lo, 
thine  enemies  shall  perish  ; 

All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  he 
scattered. 

But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like  the 
horn  of  a  unicorn :  I  shall  be  anointed 
with  fresh  oil. 

Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  desire  on 
mine  enemies,  and  mine  ears  shall  hear 
my  desire  of  the  wicked  that  rise  up 
against  me. 

The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the 
palm  tree :  he  shall  grow  like  a  cedar 
in  Lebanon. 

Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house  of 
the  Lord  shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of 
our  God. 

They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in 
old  age;  they  shall  be  fat  and  flour- 
ishing; 

To  shew  that  the  Lord  is  upright :  he  is 
my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness 
in  him. 

Unto  thee  lift  I  up  mine  eyes,  0  thou 
that  dwellest  in  the  heavens. 

Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look 
unto  the  hand  of  their  masters,  and  as 
the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of 
her  mistress ;  so  our  eyes  wait  upon  the 
Lord  our  God,  until  that  he  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us,  0  Lord,  have 
mercy  upon  us :  for  we  are  exceedingly 
filled  with  contempt. 

Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled  with  the 
scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease,  and 
with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 

I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice ; 
with  my  voice  unto  the  Lord  did  I 
make  my  supplication. 

I  poured  out  my  complaint  before  him ; 
I  shewed  before  him  my  trouble. 


When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed 
within  me,  then  thou  knewest  my 
path. 

In  the  way  wherein  I  walked  have  they 
privily  laid  a  snare  for  me. 

I  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  be- 
held, but  there  was  no  man  that  would 
know  me : 

Refuge  failed  me  ;  no  man  cared  for  my 
soul. 

I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord:  I  said, 
Thou  art  my  refuge  and  my  portion 
in  the  land  of  the  living. 

Attend  unto  my  cry ;  for  I  am  brought 
very  low :  deliver  me  from  my  persecu- 
tors ;  for  they  are  stronger  than  I. 

Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I 
may  praise  thy  name : 

The  righteous  shall  compass  me  about ; 
for  thou  shalt  deal  bountifully  with  me. 


SELECTION  29 

Psalm  lxxiii 


IRULY  God  is  good  to  Israel,  even 
to  such  as  are  of  a  clean  heart. 


But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost 
gone ;  my  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 

For  I  was  envious  at  the  foolish,  when 
I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death  : 
but  their  strength  is  firm. 

They  are  not  in  trouble  as  other  men  ; 
neither  are  they  plagued  like  other 
men. 

Therefore  pride  compasseth  them  about 
as  a  chain ;  violence  covereth  them  as  a 
garment. 

Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness : 
they  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

They  are  corrupt,  and  speak  wickedly 
concerning  oppression:  they  speak 
loftily. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


31 


They  set  their  mouth  against  the  hea- 
vens, and  their  tongue  walketh  through 
the  earth. 

Therefore  his  people  return  hither :  and 
waters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  to 
them. 

And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know  ? 
and  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most 
High? 

Behold,  these  are  the  ungodly,  who 
prosper  in  the  world ;  they  increase  in 
riches. 

Verily  I  have  cleansed  my  heart  in 
vain,  and  washed  my  hands  in  inno- 
cency. 

For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been 
plagued,  and  chastened  every  morning. 

If  I  say,  I  will  speak  thus ;  behold,  I 
should  offend  against  the  generation 
of  thy  children. 

When  I  thought  to  know  this,  it  was  too 
painful  for  me ; 

Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of 
God ;  then  understood  I  their  end. 

Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in  slippery 
places:  thou  castedst  them  down  into 
destruction. 

How  are  they  brought  into  desolation, 
as  in  a  moment !  they  are  utterly  con- 
sumed with  terrors. 

As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh ;  so,  0 
Lord,  when  thou  awakest,  thou  shalt 
despise  their  image. 

Thus  my  heart  was  grieved,  and  I  was 
pricked  in  my  reins. 

So  foolish  was  I,  and  ignorant :  I  was  as 
a  beast  before  thee. 

Nevertheless  I  am  continually  with 
thee  :  thou  hast  holden  me  by  my  right 
hand. 

Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel, 
and  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 


Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ?  and 
there  is  none  upon  earth  that  I  desire 
besides  thee. 

My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth :  but  God 
is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my  por- 
tion for  ever. 

SELECTION  30 

Psalms  i,  xv,  xxvi 

BLESSED  is  the  man  that  walketh 
not  in  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly, 
nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners,  nor 
sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord  ; 
and  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and 
night. 

And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by 
the  rivers  of  water,  that  bringeth  forth 
his  fruit  in  his  season ; 

His  leaf  also  shall  not  wither ;  and  what- 
soever he  doeth  shall  prosper. 

The  ungodly  are  not  so :  but  are  like 
the  chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away. 

Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand 
in  the  judgment,  nor  sinners  in  the  con- 
gregation of  the  righteous. 

For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the 
righteous : 
But  the  way  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 

Lord,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  taberna- 
cle? who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill? 

He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh 
righteousness,  and  speaketh  the  truth  in 
his  heart. 

He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his 
tongue,  nor  doeth  evil  to  his  neigh- 
bour, nor  taketh  up  a  reproach  against 
his  neighbour. 

In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  con- 
temned; but  he  honoureth  them  that 
fear  the  Lord. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and 
changeth  not.  He  that  putteth  not 
out  his  money  to  usury,  nor  taketh  re- 
ward against  the  innocent. 

He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never 
be  moved. 

Judge  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  have  walked 
in  mine  integrity : 

I  have  trusted  also  in  the  Lord  ;  there- 
fore I  shall  not  slide. 

Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me ; 
try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

For  thy  lovingkindness  is  before  mine 
eyes :  and  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons,  nei- 
ther will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

I  have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil 
doers ;  and  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innoceney  : 
so  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  O  Lord  : 

That  I  may  publish  with  the  voice  of 
thanksgiving,  and  tell  of  all  thy  won- 
drous works. 

Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of 
thy  house,  and  the  place  where  thine 
honour  dwelleth. 

Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners,  nor  my 
life  with  bloody  men : 

In  whose  hands  is  mischief,  and  their 
right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine  integ- 
rity :  redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto 
me. 

My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place : 

In  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the 
Lord. 

SELECTION  31 

Psalm  xxxvn 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil 
doers,  neither  be  thou  envious 
against  the  workers  of  iniquity. 


For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the 
grass,  and  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good;  so 
shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily 
thou  shalt  be  fed. 

Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord;  and  he 
shall  give  thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart. 

Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ;  trust 
also  in  him;  and  he  shall  bring  it  to 
pass. 

And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy  righteous- 
ness as  the  light,  and  thy  judgment  as 
the  noonday. 

Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently 
for  him  : 

Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who 
prospereth  in  his  way,  because  of  the 
man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to 
pass. 

Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath : 
fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do 
evil. 

For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off :  but  those 
that  wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  in- 
herit the  earth. 

For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked 
shall  not  be :  yea,  thou  shalt  diligently 
consider  his  place,  and  it  shall  not  be. 

But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth; 
and  shall  delight  themselves  in  the 
abundance  of  peace. 

The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 
and  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him :  for  he 
seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 

The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword, 
and  have  bent  their  bow,  to  cast  down 
the  poor  and  needy,  and  to  slay  such 
as  be  of  upright  conversation. 

Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own 
heart,  and  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is 
better  than  the  riches  of  many  wicked. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


3  8 


For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be 
broken:  but  the  Lord  upholdeth  the 
righteous. 

The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the 
upright :  and  their  inheritance  shall  be 
for  ever. 

They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  evil 
time :  and  in  the  days  of  famine  they 
shall  be  satisfied. 

But  the  wicked  shall  perish,  and  the 
enemies  of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the 
fat  of  lambs: 

They  shall  consume ;  into  smoke  shall 
they  consume  away. 

The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not 
again :  but  the  righteous  sheweth 
mercy,  and  giveth. 

For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  in- 
herit the  earth ;  and  they  that  be  cursed 
of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 

The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered  by 
the  Lord  :  and  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly 
cast  down :  for  the  Lord  upholdeth  him 
with  his  hand. 

I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old ; 
yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  for- 
saken, nor  his  seed  begging  bread. 

He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth ;  and 
his  seed  is  blessed. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good;  and 
dwell  for  evermore. 

For  the  Lord  loveth  judgment,  and  for- 
saketh  not  his  saints ; 

They  are  preserved  for  ever :  but  the 
seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land,  and 
dwell  therein  for  ever. 

The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speaketh 
wisdom,  and  his  tongue  talketh  of 
judgment. 

The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart ;  none 
of  his  steps  shall  slide. 


The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 
and  seeketh  to  slay  him. 

The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand, 
nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 
and  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the 
land: 

When  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt 
see  it. 

I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power, 
and  spreading  himself  like  a  green  bay 
tree. 

Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  was  not : 
yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be 
found. 

Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the 
upright :  for  the  end  of  that  man  is 
peace. 

But  the  transgressors  shall  be  destroyed 
together:  the  end  of  the  wicked  shall 
be  cut  off. 

But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is 
of  the  Lord:  he  is  their  strength  in 
the  time  of  trouble. 

And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,  and 
deliver  them:  he  shall  deliver  them 
from  the  wicked,  and  save  them,  because 
they  trust  in  him. 

SELECTION  32 

Psalms  lxxxi,  L 

SING-  aloud  unto  God  our  strength : 
make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God 
of  Jacob. 

•  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the  tim- 
brel, the  pleasant  harp  with  the  psal- 
tery. 

Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon, 
in  the  time  appointed,  on  our  solemn 
feast  day. 

For  this  was  a  statute  for  Israel,  and  a 
law  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for  a  testi- 
mony, when  he  went  out  through  the 
land  of  Egypt :  where  I  heard  a  lan- 
guage that  I  understood  not. 

I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  burden: 
his  hands  were  delivered  from  the  pots. 

Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I  deliv- 
ered thee ; 

I  answered  thee  in  the  secret  place  of 
thunder :  I  proved  thee  at  the  waters  of 
Meribah. 

Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  testify 
unto  thee : 

0  Israel,  if  thou  wilt  hearken  unto  me ; 
there  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee ; 
neither  shalt  thou  worship  any  strange 
god. 

I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  which  brought 
thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt : 
Open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it. 

But  my  people  would  not  hearken  to 
my  voice ;  and  Israel  would  none  of 
me. 

So  I  gave  them  up  unto  their  own  hearts' 
lust:  and  they  walked  in  their  own 
counsels. 

Oh  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto 
me,  and  Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways  ! 

1  should  soon  have  subdued  their  ene- 
mies, and  turned  my  hand  against  their 
adversaries. 

The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have 
submitted  themselves  unto  him:  but 
their  time  should  have  endured  for 
ever. 

He  should  have  fed  them  also  with  the 
finest  of  the  wheat :  and  with  honey  out 
of  the  rock  should  I  have  satisfied  thee. 

The  mighty  God,  even  the  Lord,  hath 
spoken,  and  called  the  earth  from  the 
rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down 
thereof. 


Out  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty, 
God  hath  shined. 

Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not 
keep  silence  :  a  fire  shall  devour  before 
him,  and  it  shall  be  very  tempestuous 
round  about  him. 

He  shall  call  to  the  heavens  from  above, 
and  to  the  earth,  that  he  may  judge  his 
people. 

Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me; 
those  that  have  made  a  covenant  with 
me  by  sacrifice. 

And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his  right- 
eousness :  for  God  is  judge  himself. 

Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I  will  speak ; 

0  Israel,  and  I  will  testify  against  thee : 
I  am  God,  even  thy  God. 

1  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacri- 
fices or  thy  burnt  offerings,  to  have 
been  continually  before  me. 

I  will  take  no  bullock  out  of  thy  house, 
nor  he  goats  out  of  thy  folds : 

For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine, 
and  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 

I  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains  : 
and  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are  mine. 

If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not  tell  thee : 
for  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  fulness 
thereof. 

Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls,  or  drink 
the  blood  of  goats  ? 

Offer  unto  God  thanksgiving ;  and  pay 
thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High:  and 
call  upon  me  in  the  day  of  trouble : 

I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glo- 
rify me. 

SELECTION  33 

Psalms  xix,  cxix 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory  of 
God  ;  and  the  firmament  sheweth 
his  handywork. 


RESPONSIV] 

Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech,  and  night 
unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

There  is  no  speech  nor  language,  where 
their  voice  is  not  heard. 

Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the 
earth,  and  their  words  to  the  end  of  the 
world. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle 
for  the  sun,  which  is  as  a  bridegroom 
coming  out  of  his  chamber,  and  re- 
joiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a  race. 

His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the 
heaven,  and  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of 
it :  and  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the 
heat  thereof. 

The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  con- 
verting the  soul : 

The  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  mak- 
ing wise  the  simple. 

The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  re- 
joicing the  heart : 

The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure, 
enlightening  the  eyes. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  endur- 
ing for  ever:  the  judgments  of  the 
Lord  are  true  and  righteous  alto- 
gether. 

More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold, 
yea,  than  much  fine  gold :  sweeter  also 
than  honey  and  the  honeycomb. 

Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant 
warned : 

And  in  keeping  of  them  there  is  great 
reward. 

Who  can  understand  his  errors  ? 
cleanse  thou  me  from  secret  faults. 

Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  pre- 
sumptuous sins ;  let  them  not  have  do- 
minion over  me : 

Then  shall  I  be  upright,  and  I  shall  be 
innocent  from  the  great  transgression. 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the 
meditation  of  my  heart,  be  acceptable  in 


3  SERVICES  35 

thy  sight,  0  Lord,  my  strength,  and  my 
redeemer. 

For  ever,  O  Lord,  thy  word  is  settled 
in  heaven. 

Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  generations : 
thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and  it 
abideth. 

They  continue  this  day  according  to 
thine  ordinances:  for  all  are  thy  ser- 
vants. 

Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delights,  I 
should  then  have  perished  in  mine  afflic- 
tion. 

I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts :  for 
with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

I  am  thine,  save  me ;  for  I  have  sought 
thy  precepts. 

The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to 
destroy  me :  but  I  will  consider  thy 
testimonies. 

I  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection: 
but  thy  commandment  is  exceeding 
broad. 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet,  and 
a  light  unto  my  path. 

I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  perform  it, 
that  I  will  keep  thy  righteous  judg- 
ments. 

I  am  afflicted  very  much :  quicken  me, 
O  Lord,  according  unto  thy  word. 

Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  freewill  of- 
ferings of  my  mouth,  0  Lord,  and  teach 
me  thy  judgments. 

My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand: 
yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 

The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me : 
yet  I  erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  a  heri- 
tage for  ever :  for  they  are  the  rejoic- 
ing of  my  heart. 

I  have  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform 
thy  statutes  always,  even  unto  the  end. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


SELECTION  34 

Psalm  cxix 

BLESSED  are  the  undefiled  in  the 
way,  who  walk  in  the  law  of  the 
Lord. 

Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testi- 
monies, and  that  seek  him  with  the 
whole  heart. 

They  also  do  no  iniquity :  they  walk  in 
his  ways. 

Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  keep  thy 
precepts  diligently. 

0  that  my  ways  were  directed  to  keep 
thy  statutes ! 

Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed,  when  I 
have  respect  unto  all  thy  command- 
ments. 

1  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of 
heart,  when  I  shall  have  learned  thy 
righteous  judgments. 

I  will  keep  thy  statutes :  0  forsake  me 
not  utterly. 

Where  withal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse 
his  way  ?  by  taking  heed  thereto  ac- 
cording to  thy  word. 

With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought 
thee :  0  let  me  not  wander  from  thy 
commandments. 

Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine  heart, 
that  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 

Blessed  art  thou,  0  Lord  :  teach  me  thy 
statutes. 

With  my  lips  have  I  declared  all  the 
judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

I  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testi- 
monies, as  much  as  in  all  riches. 

I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts,  and 
have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes :  I 
will  not  forget  thy  word. 

Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy  stat- 
utes ;  and  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 


Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall  keep 
thy  law;  yea,  I  shall  observe  it  with 
my  whole  heart. 

Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy  com- 
mandments ;  for  therein  do  I  delight. 

Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimonies, 
and  not  to  covetousness. 

Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding 
vanity;  and  quicken  thou  me  in  thy 
way. 

Stablish  thy  word  unto  thy  servant, 
who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

Turn  away  my  reproach  which  I  fear : 
for  thy  judgments  are  good. 

Behold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  pre- 
cepts :  quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

Let  thy  mercies  come  also  unto  me,  O 
Lord,  even  thy  salvation,  according  to 
thy  word. 

So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to  answer 
him  that  reproacheth  me :  for  I  trust  in 
thy  word. 

And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  utterly 
out  of  my  mouth  ;  for  I  have  hoped  in 
thy  judgments. 

So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  continually  for 
ever  and  ever. 

And  I  will  walk  at  liberty  :  for  I  seek 
thy  precepts. 

I  will  speak  of  thy  testimonies  also  be- 
fore kings,  and  will  not  be  ashamed. 

And  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  com- 
mandments, which  I  have  loved. 

My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up  unto  thy 
commandments,  which  I  have  loved; 
and  I  will  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

SELECTION  35 

Psalms  xii,  x.  xrv 

HELP,  Lord;  for  the  godly  man 
ceaseth ;  for  the  faithful  fail  from 
among  the  children  of  men. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


37 


They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his 
neighbour :  with  nattering  lips  and  with 
a  double  heart  do  they  speak. 

The  Lord  shall  cut  off  all  flattering 
lips,  and  the  tongue  that  speaketh 
proud  things : 

Who  have  said,  With  our  tongue  will 
we  prevail ;  our  lips  are  our  own :  who 
is  lord  over  us  ? 

For  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  for  the 
sighing  of  the  needy,  now  will  I  arise, 
saith  the  Lord;  I  will  set  him  in 
safety  from  him  that  puffeth  at  him. 

The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  words : 
as  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  of  earth, 
purified  seven  times. 

Thou  shalt  keep  them,  O  Lord,  thou 
shalt  preserve  them  from  this  gener- 
ation for  ever. 

The  wicked  walk  on  every  side,  when 
the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 

Why  standest  thou  afar  off,  O  Lord  ? 
why  hidest  thou  thyself  in  times  of 
trouble  ? 

The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth  persecute 
the  poor :  let  them  be  taken  in  the  de- 
vices that  they  have  imagined. 

For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his  heart's 
desire,  and  blesseth  the  covetous,  whom 
the  Lord  abhorreth. 

The  wicked,  through  the  pride  of  his 
countenance,  will  not  seek  after  God: 
God  is  not  in  all  his  thoughts. 

His  ways  are  always  grievous;  thy 
judgments  are  far  above  out  of  his 
sight :  as  for  all  his  enemies,  he  puffeth 
at  them. 

He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall  not  be 
moved :  for  I  shall  never  be  in  adversity. 

His  motith  is  full  of  cursing  and  de- 
ceit and  fraud:  under  his  tongue  is 
mischief  and  vanity. 


He  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places  of  the 
villages:  in  the  secret  places  doth  he 
murder  the  innocent :  his  eyes  are  privily 
set  against  the  poor. 

He  lieth  in  wait  secretly  as  a  lion  in 
his  den :  he  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the 
poor :  he  doth  catch  the  poor,  when  he 
draweth  him  into  his  net. 

He  croucheth,  and  humbleth  himself, 
that  the  poor  may  fall  by  his  strong 
ones. 

He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God  hath 
forgotten  :  he  hideth  his  face ;  he  will 
never  see  it. 

Arise,  0  Lord;  0  God,  lift  up  thine 
hand:  forget  not  the  humble. 

Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  contemn 
God  ?  he  hath  said  in  his  heart,  Thou 
wilt  not  require  it. 

Thou  hast  seen  it ;  for  thou  beholdest 
mischief  and  spite,  to  requite  it  with 
thy  hand :  the  poor  committeth  himself 
unto  thee ;  thou  art  the  helper  of  the 
fatherless. 

Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of  the 
humble ;  thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart, 
thou  wilt  cause  thine  ear  to  hear  : 

To  judge  the  fatherless  and  the  op- 
pressed, that  the  man  of  the  earth  may 
no  more  oppress. 

The  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is 
no  God.  They  are  corrupt,  they  have 
done  abominable  works,  there  is  none 
that  doeth  good. 

The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven  upon 
the  children  of  men,  to  see  if  there  were 
any  that  did  understand,  and  seek  God. 

They  are  all  gone  aside,  they  are  all 
together  become  filthy :  there  is  none 
that" doeth  good,  no,  not  one. 

Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no 
knowledge  ?  who  eat  up  my  people  as 
they  eat  bread,  and  call  not  upon  the 
Lord. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


There  were  they  in  great  fear :  for  God 
is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 

Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of  the  poor, 
because  the  Lord  is  his  refuge. 

Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were 
come  out  of  Zion ! 

When  the  Lord  bringeth  back  the  cap- 
tivity of  his  people,  Jacob  shall  rejoice, 
and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

SELECTION  36 

Psalms  li,  cxxx 

HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  ac- 
cording to  thy  lovingkindness : 

According  unto  the  multitude  of  thy 
tender  mercies  blot  out  my  transgres- 
sions. 

Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  ini- 
quity, and  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions: 
and  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 
and  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight : 

That  thou  mightest  be  justified  when 
thou  speakest,  and  be  clear  when  thou 
judgest. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity  ;  and 
in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  in- 
ward parts :  and  in  the  hidden  part  thou 
shalt  make  me  to  know  wisdom. 

Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be 
clean : 

Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than 
snow. 

Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness ; 
that  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken 
may  rejoice. 

Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins,  and  blot  out 
all  mine  iniquities. 

Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God; 
and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 


Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence; 
and  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salva- 
tion; and  uphold  me  with  thy  free 
Spirit. 

Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy 
ways;  and  sinners  shall  be  converted 
unto  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  bloodguiltiness,  O 
God,  thou  God  of  my  salvation  : 

And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy 
righteousness. 

0  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy 
praise. 

For  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice;  else 
would  I  give  it :  thou  delightest  not 
in  burnt  offering. 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 
a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  God, 
thou  wilt  not  despise. 

Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto 
Zion :  build  thou  the  walls  of  Jeru- 
salem. 

Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the 
sacrifices  of  righteousness,  with  burnt 
offering  and  whole  burnt  offering :  then 
shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine 
altar. 

Out  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto 
thee,  0  Lord. 

Lord,  hear  my  voice :  let  thine  ears  be 
attentive  to  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
tions. 

If  thou,  Lord,  shouldest  mark  iniqui- 
ties, O  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee,  that 
thou  mayest  be  feared. 

1  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait, 
and  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more  than 
they  that  watch  for  the  morning :  I  say, 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


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more  than  they  that  watch  for  the 
morning. 

Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  :  for  with 
the  Lord  there  is  mercy,  and  with  him 
is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all  his 
iniquities. 

SELECTION  37 

Psalms  xiii,  vi,  xxviii 

HOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me,  O 
Lord?  for  ever?  how  long  wilt 
thou  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 

How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my  soul, 
having  sorrow  in  my  heart  daily  ?  how 
long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over 
me? 

Consider  and  hear  me,  O  Lord  my  God: 
lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the  sleep 
of  death ; 
Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevailed 
against  him ;  and  those  that  trouble  me 
rejoice  when  I  am  moved. 

But  I  have  trusted  in  thy  mercy ;  my 
heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord,  because  he 
hath  dealt  bountifully  with  me. 

O  Lord,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine 
anger,  neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot 
displeasure. 
Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord  ;  for  I  am 
weak :  0  Lord,  heal  me ;  for  my  bones 
are  vexed. 

My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed :  but  thou, 

0  Lord,  how  long  ? 

Return,  0  Lord,  deliver  my  soul:  oh 
save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance 
of  thee : 

In  the  grave  who  shall  give  thee  thanks  ? 

1  am  weary  with  my  groaning;  all  the 
night  make  I  my  bed  to  swim ;  I  water 
my  couch  with  my  tears. 


Mine  eye  is  consumed  because  of  grief; 
it  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  ene- 
mies. 

Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  ini- 
quity; for  the  Lord  hath  heard  the 
voice  of  my  weeping. 

The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication ; 
the  Lord  will  receive  my  prayer. 

Unto  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord  my  rock ; 
be  not  silent  to  me:  lest,  if  thou  be 
silent  to  me,  I  become  like  them  that 
go  down  into  the  pit. 

Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
when  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  I  lift  up  my 
hands  toward  thy  holy  oracle. 

Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked, 
and  with  the  workers  of  iniquity,  which 
speak  peace  to  their  neighbours,  but 
mischief  is  in  their  hearts. 

Because  they  regard  not  the  works  of 
the  Lord,  nor  the  operation  of  his  hands, 
he  shall  destroy  them,  and  not  build  them 
up. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  because  he  hath 
heard  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  my  shield ; 
my  heart  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am 
helped : 

Therefore  my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth  ; 
and  with  my  song  will  I  praise  him. 

The  Lord  is  their  strength,  and  he  is  the 
saving  strength  of  his  anointed. 

Save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  in- 
heritance : 
Feed  them  also,  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

SELECTION  38 

Psalms  xxii,  xxxi 

MY  God,  my  Cod,  why  hast  thou 
forsaken  me?  why  art  thou  so 
far  from  helping  me,  and  from  the 
words  of  my  roaring  ? 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


0  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  daytime,  but  thou 
hearest  not;  and  in  the  night  season, 
and  am  not  silent. 

But  thou  art  holy,  0  thou  that  inhab- 
itest  the  praises  of  Israel. 

Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee:  they 
trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 

They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  deliv- 
ered : 

They  trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not  con- 
founded. 

But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man ;  a  re- 
proach of  men,  and  despised  of  the 
people.  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me 
to  scorn : 

They  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake  the 
head,  saying,  he  trusted  on  the  Lord 
that  he  would  deliver  him :  let  him  de- 
liver him,  seeing  he  delighted  in  him. 

Many  bulls  have  compassed  me :  strong 
bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  me  round. 

They  gaped  upon  me  with  their  mouths, 
as  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 

I  am  poured  out  like  water,  and  all 
my  bones  are  out  of  joint:  my  heart 
is  like  wax ;  it  is  melted  in  the  midst 
of  my  bowels. 

My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a  potsherd ; 
and  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my  jaws; 
and  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the  dust 
of  death. 

For  dogs  have  compassed  me :  the  as- 
sembly of  the  wicked  have  inclosed  me : 
they  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

1  may  tell  all  my  bones :  they  look  and 
stare  upon  me. 

They  part  my  garments  among  them, 
and  cast  lots  upon  my  vesture. 

But  be  not  thou  far  from  me,  0  Lord  :  0 
my  strength,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 

In  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust; 
let  me  never  be  ashamed :  deliver  me 
in  thy  righteousness. 


Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me ;  deliver  me 
speedily:  be  thou  my  strong  rock,  for  a 
house  of  defence  to  save  me. 

For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress ; 
therefore  for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me, 
and  guide  me. 

Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have 
laid  privily  for  me :  for  thou  art  my 
strength. 

Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my  spirit: 
thou  hast  redeemed  me,  O  Lord  God 
of  truth. 

I  have  hated  them  that  regard  lying 
vanities :  but  I  trust  in  the  Lord. 

I  was  a  reproach  among  all  mine  ene- 
mies, but  especially  among  my  neigh- 
bours, and  a  fear  to  mine  acquain- 
tance: they  that  did  see  me  without 
fled  from  me. 

I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man  out  of 
mind  :  I  am  like  a  broken  vessel. 

For  I  have  heard  the  slander  of  many  : 
fear  was  on  every  side:  while  they 
took  counsel  together  against  me,  they 
devised  to  take  away  my  life. 

But  I  trusted  in  thee,  0  Lord  :  I  said, 
Thou  art  my  God. 

My  times  are  in  thy  hand :  deliver  me 
from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and 
from  them  that  persecute  me. 

Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  ser- 
vant :  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O  Lord  ;  for 
I  have  called  upon  thee :  let  the  wicked 
be  ashamed,  and  let  them  be  silent  in 
the  grave. 
Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to  silence; 
which  speak  grievous  things  proudly 
and  contemptuously  against  the  right- 
eous. 

Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which 
thou  hast  laid  up  for  them  that  fear 
thee ; 


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41 


Which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that 
trust  in  thee  hefore  the  sons  of  men ! 

Thou  shalt  hide  them  in  the  secret  of 
thy  presence  from  the  pride  of  man  : 

Thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pa- 
vilion from  the  strife  of  tongues. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  :  for  he  hath 
shewed  me  his  marvellous  kindness  in 
a  strong  city. 

For  I  said  in  my  haste,  I  am  cut  off  from 
before  thine  eyes:  nevertheless  thou 
heardest  the  voice  of  my  supplications 
when  I  cried  unto  thee. 

O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints :  for 
the  Lord  preserveth  the  faithful,  and 
plentifully  rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall 
strengthen  your  heart,  all  ye  that  hope 
in  the  Lord. 

SELECTION  39 

Psalms  LXI,  lxii,  lxiii 

HEAR  my  cry,  0  God ;  attend  unto 
my  prayer.  From  the  end  of  the 
earth  will  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  my 
heart  is  overwhelmed: 

Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher 
than  I. 

For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for  me, 
and  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever : 
I  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  wings. 

For  thou,  O  God,  hast  heard  my  vows : 
thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of 
those  that  fear  thy  name. 

Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life :  and 
his  years  as  many  generations. 

He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever:  O 
prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  may 
preserve  him. 

So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for 
ever,  that  I  may  daily  perform  my  vows. 


Truly  my  soul  waiteth  upon  God :  from 
him  cometh  my  salvation. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation ; 
he  is  my  defence ;  I  shall  not  be  greatly 
moved. 

How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief 
against  a  man  ?  ye  shall  be  slain  all  of 
you :  as  a  bowing  wall  shall  ye  be,  and 
as  a  tottering  fence. 

They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down 
from  his  excellency:  they  delight  in 
lies:  they  bless  with  their  mouth,  but 
they  curse  inwardly. 

My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God ;  for 
my  expectation  is  from  him. 

He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 
he  is  my  defence ;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory : 
the  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my 
refuge,  is  in  God. 

Trust  in  him  at  all  times;  ye  people, 
pour  out  your  heart  before  him :  God  is 
a  refuge  for  us. 

Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity, 
and  men  of  high  degree  are  a  lie  : 

To  be  laid  in  the  balance,  they  are  alto- 
gether lighter  than  vanity. 

Trust  not  in  oppression,  and  become 
not  vain  in  robbery  : 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart 
upon  them. 

God  hath  spoken  once;  twice  have  I 
heard  this  ;  that  power  belongeth  unto 
God. 

Also  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  belongeth 
mercy:  for  thou  renderest  to  every 
man  according  to  his  work. 

O  God,  thou  art  my  God  ;  early  will  I 
seek  thee :  my  soul  thirsteth  for  thee, 
my  flesh  longeth  for  thee  in  a  dry  and 
thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is ; 

To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory,  so  as  I 
have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


Because  thy  lovingkindness  is  better 
than  life,  my  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live :  I 
will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with 
marrow  and  fatness ;  and  my  mouth 
shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 

When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 
and  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night 
watches. 

Because  thou  hast  been  my  help,  there- 
fore in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I 
rejoice. 

My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee :  thy 
right  hand  upholdeth  me. 

But  those  that  seek  my  soul,  to  destroy 
it,  shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the 
earth. 

They  shall  fall  by  the  sword :  they  shall 
be  a  portion  for  foxes. 

But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God;  every 
one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glory : 

But  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies 
shall  be  stopped. 

SELECTION  40 

Psalms  IV,  v,  lvii 

HEAR  me  when  I  call,  O  God  of 
my  righteousness  :  thou  hast  en- 
larged me  when  I  was  in  distress ; 
Have  mercy  upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

O  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye 
turn  my  glory  into  shame  ? 

How  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek 
after  leasing  ? 

But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set 
apart  him  that  is  godly  for  himself  : 
The  Lord  will  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 

Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not :  commune 
with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed, 
and  be  still. 


Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness,  and 
put  your  trust  in  the  Lord. 

There  be  many  that  say,  "Who  will 
shew  us  any  good  ? 

Lord,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  coun- 
tenance upon  us. 

Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 
more  than  in  the  time  that  their  corn 
and  their  wine  increased. 

I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace,  and 
sleep :  for  thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me 
dwell  in  safety. 

Give  ear  to  my  words,  O  Lord  ;  con- 
sider my  meditation. 

Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my 
King,  and  my  God :  for  unto  thee  will  I 
pray. 

My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morn- 
ing, O  Lord ; 

In  the  morning  will  I  direct  my  prayer 
unto  thee,  and  will  look  up. 

For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  plea- 
sure in  wickedness  :  neither  shall  evil 
dwell  with  thee. 

The  foolish  shall  not  stand  in  thy  sight : 
thou  hatest  all  workers  of  iniquity. 

Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak 
leasing : 

The  Lord  will  abhor  the  bloody  and  de- 
ceitful man. 

But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into  thy 
house  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy : 

And  in  thy  fear  will  I  worship  toward 
thy  holy  temple. 

Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  righteous- 
ness because  of  mine  enemies;  make 
thy  way  straight  before  my  face. 

For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  bless  the  righteous ; 
with  favour  wilt  thou  compass  him  as 
with  a  shield. 


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Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  God :  for  man  unto  me :  in  the  day  when  I  call  answer 
would  swallow  me  up ;  he  fighting     me  speedily. 

daily  oppresseth  me.  For  my  days  are  consumed  like  smoke, 
Mine  enemies  would  daily  swallow  me     And  my  bones  are  burned  as  a  hearth. 

£  ^o^sr*' Ssht  a8atost  My  h-rt  is  smitt->    withered  Mke 

grass :  so  that  I  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

What  time  I  am  afraid,  I  will  trust  m 

j.jjee  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning 

my  bones  cleave  to  my  skin. 
In  God  I  will  praise  his  word,  in  God  I  _       ...  „  , .      ..  n  T 

have  put  my  trust ;  I  will  not  fear  what  1  am  llke  a  Pehcan  of  tne  wilderness :  I 
flesh  can  do  unto  me.  am  like  an  owl  of  the  desert. 

Every  day  they  wrest  my  words  :  I  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow  alone  upon 

the  housetop. 

All  their  thoughts  are  against  me  for 

evil.  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day ; 

They  gather  themselves  together,  they     And  they  that  are  mad  against  me  are 

hide  themselves,  they  mark  my  steps,     sworn  against  me. 

when  they  wait  for  my  soul.  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread,  and 

Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  ?  in  thine  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping, 

anger  cast  down  the  people,  0  God.  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy 

Thou  tellest  my  wanderings :  put  thou  wrath:       thou  hast  lifted  me  up'  and 

,        .  ,    r.    ,   , , ,                    .  cast  me  down, 
my  tears  into  thy  bottle  :  are  they  not 

in  thy  book  ?  My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  de- 

„    clineth ;  and  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

When  I  cry  unto  thee,  then  shall  mine 

enemies  turn  back :  this  I  know ;  for  But  thou,  0  Lord,  shalt  endure  for  ever ; 

God  is  for  me.  and  thy  remembrance  unto  all  genera- 

In  God  will  I  .praise  his  word:  in 'the  tions' 

Lord  will  I  praise  his  word.  Thou  shalt  arise>  and  have  mer°y  uPon 


In  God  have  I  put  my  trust:  I  will  not 
be  afraid  what  man  can  do  unto  me. 


Zion :  for  the  time  to  favour  her,  yea, 
the  set  time,  is  come. 


Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  O  God :  I  will     For  thy  sfJants  ^^T™  ™  her 

stones,  and  favour  the  dust  thereof. 


render  praises  unto  thee. 


So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the  name  of 


For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from 
death:  wilt  not  thou  deliver  my  feet  tne  lj0RD' 

from  falling,  that  I  may  walk  before  And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory. 
God  in  the  light  of  the  living?  _ 

When  the  Lord  shall  build  up  Zion,  he 

shall  appear  in  his  glory. 

He  will  regard  the  prayer  of  the  desti- 
Psaim  en  tute,  and  not  despise  their  prayer. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  and  let  This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation 
my  cry  come  unto  thee.  to  come : 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me  in  the  day  And  the  people  which  shall  be  created 
when  I  am  in  trouble ;  incline  thine  ear     shall  praise  the  Lord. 


SELECTION  41 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the 
height  of  his  sanctuary ;  from  heaven 
did  the  Lord  behold  the  earth  ; 

To  hear  the  groaning  of  the  prisoner; 
to  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to 
death ; 

To  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in 
Zion,  and  his  praise  in  Jerusalem ; 

When  the  people  are  gathered  together, 
and  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  Lord. 

He  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way ; 
he  shortened  my  days. 

I  said,  0  my  God,  take  me  not  away  in 
the  midst  of  my  days :  thy  years  are 
throughout  all  generations. 

Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation 
of  the  earth : 

And  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy 
hands. 

They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  en- 
dure: yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old 
like  a  garment ; 

As  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change  them, 
and  they  shall  be  changed : 

But  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years 
shall  have  no  end. 

The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  con- 
tinue, and  their  seed  shall  be  established 
before  thee. 

SELECTION  42 

Psalms  xxv,  xxxn 


NTO  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  lift  up 
my  soul. 


0  my  God,  I  trust  in  thee : 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  let  not  mine 
enemies  triumph  over  me. 

Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be 
ashamed:  let  them  be  ashamed  which 
transgress  without  cause. 

Shew  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord  ;  teach  me 
thy  paths. 


Lead  me  in  thy  truth  and  teach  me: 
for  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation ; 
on  thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 

Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  tender  mer- 
cies and  thy  lovingkindnesses  ;  for  they 
have  been  ever  of  old. 

Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor 
my  transgressions:  according  to  thy 
mercy  remember  thou  me  for  thy  good- 
ness' sake,  0  Lord. 

Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  :  there- 
fore will  he  teach  sinners  in  the  way. 

The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgment : 
and  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mercy 
and  truth  unto  such  as  keep  his  cove- 
nant and  his  testimonies. 

For  thy  name's  sake,  0  Lord,  pardon 
mine  iniquity  ;  for  it  is  great. 

What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord  ? 
him  shall  he  teach  in  the  way  that  he 
shall  choose. 

His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease ;  and  his 
seed  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them 
that  fear  him  ;  and  he  will  shew  them 
his  covenant. 

Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  ;  for 
he  shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 

Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy 
upon  me;  for  I  am  desolate  and 
afflicted. 

The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarged : 

O  bring  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 

Look  upon  mine  affliction  and  my  pain ; 
and  forgive  all  my  sins. 

Consider  mine  enemies;  for  they  are 
many  ;  and  they  hate  me  with  cruel 
hatred. 

0  keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me :  let  me 
not  be  ashamed;  for  I  put  my  trust  in 
thee. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


4  0 


Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve 
me ;  for  I  wait  on  thee. 

Redeem  Israel,  0  God,  out  of  all  his 
troubles. 

Blessed  is  he  whose  transgression  is 
forgiven,  whose  sin  is  covered. 

Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord 
imputeth  not  iniquity,"  and  in  whose 
spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old 
through  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy 
upon  me :  my  moisture  is  turned  into  the 
drought  of  summer. 

I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and 
mine  iniquity  have  I  not  hid. 

I  said,  I  will  confess  my  transgressions 
unto  the  Lord  ;  and  thou  forgavest  the 
iniquity  of  my  sin. 

For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly 
pray  unto  thee  in  a  time  when  thou 
mayest  be  found : 

Surely  in  the  floods  of  great  waters  they 
shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 

Thou  art  my  hiding  place ;  thou  shalt 
preserve  me  from  tixmble ; 

Thou  shalt  compass  me  about  with  songs 
of  deliverance. 

I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in 
the  way  which  thou  shalt  go  : 
I  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 

Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule, 
which  have  no  understanding : 

Whose  mouth  must  be  held  in  with  bit 
and  bridle,  lest  they  come  near  unto 
thee. 

Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked : 
but  he  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy 
shall  compass  him  about. 

Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye 
righteous :  and  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that 
are  upright  in  heart. 


SELECTION  43 

Psalms  xvi,  xvn 

PRESERVE  me,  O  God  :  for  in  thee 
do  I  put  my  trust.  O  my  soul, 
thou  hast  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou 
art  my  Lord : 

My  goodness  extendeth  not  to  thee; 
but  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 
and  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my 
delight. 

Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that 
hasten  after  another  god  : 

Their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will  I  not 
offer,  nor  take  up  their  names  into  my 
lips. 

The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  in- 
heritance and  of  my  cup :  thou  main- 
tainest  my  lot. 

The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant 
places ;  yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given 
me  counsel :  my  reins  also  instruct  me 
in  the  night  seasons. 

I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me : 
because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall 
not  be  moved. 

Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my 
glory  rejoiceth :  my  flesh  also  shall 
rest  in  hope. 

For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell ; 
neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One 
to  see  corruption. 

Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life  :  in 
thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ; 

At  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures 
for  evermore. 

Hear  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend  unto 
my  cry ;  give  ear  unto  my  prayer,  that 
goeth  not  out  of  feigned  lips. 

Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy 
presence;  let  thine  eyes  behold  the 
things  that  are  equal. 


46 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart ;  thou 
hast  visited  me  in  the  night ;  thou  hast 
tried  me,  and  shalt  find  nothing  : 

I  am  purposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not 
transgress. 

Concerning  the  works  of  men,  by  the 
word  of  thy  lips  I  have  kept  me  from 
the  paths  of  the  destroyer. 

Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths,  that  my 
footsteps  slip  not. 

I  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt 
hear  me,  0  God  :  incline  thine  ear  unto 
me,  and  hear  my  speech. 

Shew  thy  marvellous  lovingkindness,  0 
thou  that  savest  by  thy  right  hand  them 
which  put  their  trust  in  thee  from  those 
that  rise  up  against  them. 

Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye ;  hide 
me  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 
from  the  wicked  that  oppress  me,  from 
my  deadly  enemies,  who  compass  me 
about. 

They  are  inclosed  in  their  own  fat :  with 
their  mouth  they  speak  proudly. 

They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our 
steps:  they  have  set  their  eyes  bow- 
ing down  to  the  earth ;  like  as  a  lion 
that  is  greedy  of  his  prey,  and  as  it 
were  a  young  lion  lurking  in  secret 
places. 

Arise,  0  Lord,  disappoint  him,  cast  him 
down  :  deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked, 
which  is  thy  sword : 

From  men  which  are  thy  hand,  O 
Lord,  from  men  of  the  world,  which 
have  their  portion  in  this  life,  and 
whose  belly  thou  fillest  with  thy  hid 
treasure :  they  are  full  of  children, 
and  leave  the  rest  of  their  substance 
to  their  babes. 

As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  face  in 
righteousness:  I  shall  be  satisfied,  when 
I  awake,  with  thy  likeness. 


SELECTION  44 

Psalms  XL,  CXLIII 

I WAITED  patiently  for  the  Lord  ; 
and  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard 
my  cry. 

He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  a  horrible 
pit,  out  of  the  miry  clay,  and  set  my  feet 
upon  a  rock,  and  established  my  goings. 

And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my 
mouth,  even  praise  unto  our  Cod: 
many  shall  see  it,  and  fear,  and  shall 
trust  in  the  Lord. 

Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the 
Lord  his  trust,  and  respecteth  not  the 
proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to  lies. 

Many,  O  Lord  my  God,  are  thy  won- 
derful works  which  thou  hast  done, 
and  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward : 

They  cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order 
unto  thee :  if  I  would  declare  and  speak 
of  them,  they  are  more  than  can  be 
numbered. 

Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not 
desire  ;  mine  ears  hast  thou  opened : 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering  hast  thou 
not  required. 

Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come :  in  the  volume 
of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me : 

I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  0  my  God :  yea, 

thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

I  have  preached  righteousness  in  the 
great  congregation : 

Lo,  I  have  not  refrained  my  lips,  0  Lord, 
thou  knowest. 

I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within 
my  heart ;  I  have  declared  thy  faithful- 
ness and  thy  salvation : 

I  have  not  concealed  thy  lovingkindness 
and  thy  truth  from  the  great  congrega- 
tion. 

Withhold  not  thou  thy  tender  mercies 
from  me,  O  Lord  : 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


47 


Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth 
continually  preserve  me. 

For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed 
me  about:  mine  iniquities  have  taken 
hold  upon  me,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to 
look  up  ;  they  are  more  than  the  hairs 
of  mine  head :  therefore  my  heart  fail- 
eth  me. 

Be  pleased,  0  Lord,  to  deliver  me:  0 
Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded 
together  that  seek  after  my  soul  to  de- 
stroy it ; 

Let  them  be  driven  backward  and  put  to 
shame  that  wish  me  evil. 

Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  reward  of 
their  shame  that  say  unto  me,  Aha,  aha. 

Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and 
be  glad  in  thee:  let  such  as  love  thy 
salvation  say  continually,  The  Lord  be 
magnified. 

But  I  am  poor  and  needy ;  yet  the  Lord 
thinketh  upon  me : 

Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer; 
make  no  tarrying,  0  my  God. 

Hear  my  prayer,  0  Lord,  give  ear  to 
my  supplications:  in  thy  faithfulness 
answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 

And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy 
servant :  for  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man 
living  be  justified. 

For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my 
soul ;  he  hath  smitten  my  life  down 
to  the  ground;  he  hath  made  me  to 
dwell  in  darkness,  as  those  that  have 
been  long  dead. 

Therefore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed 
within  me;  my  heart  within  me  is 
desolate. 

I  remember  the  days  of  old ;  I  meditate 
on  all  thy  works ;  I  muse  on  the  work 
of  thy  hands. 


I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  thee :  my 
soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  thirsty 
land. 

Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord  ;  my  spirit 
faileth : 

Hide  not  thy  face  from  me,  lest  I  be  like 
unto  them  that  go  down  into  the  pit. 

Cause  me  to  hear  thy  lovingkindness 
in  the  morning;  for  in  thee  do  I  trust: 

Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I 
should  walk ;  for  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto 
thee. 

Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  from  mine  ene- 
mies :  I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ;  for  thou  art  my 
God:  thy  Spirit  is  good;  lead  me  into 
the  land  of  uprightness. 

Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  name's 
sake : 

For  thy  righteousness'  sake  bring  my 
soul  out  of  trouble. 

SELECTION  45 

Psalm  xviii 

I WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my 
strength.    The  Lord  is  my  rock, 
and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer ; 
My  God,  my  strength,  in  whom  I  will 
trust ;  my  buckler,  and  the  horn  of  my 
salvation,  and  my  high  tower. 

I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy 

to  be  praised : 
So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 

and  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made 

me  afraid. 
The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me  about : 
the  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 
and  cried  unto  my  God  : 

He  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 
and  my  cry  came  before  him,  even  into 
his  ears. 


48 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy, 
and  from  them  which  hated  me :  for 
they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my 
calamity :  but  the  Lord  was  my  stay. 

He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large 
place;  he  delivered  me,  because  he 
delighted  in  me. 
The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my 
righteousness ;  according  to  the  clean- 
ness of  my  hands  hath  he  recompensed 
me. 

For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 
and  have  not  wickedly  departed  from 
my  God. 

For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me, 
and  I  did  not  put  away  his  statutes  from 
me. 

I  was  also  upright  before  him,  and  I 
kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity. 

Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed 
me  according  to  my  righteousness,  ac- 
cording to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in 
his  eyesight. 

With  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thy- 
self merciful;  with  an  upright  man 
thou  wilt  shew  thyself  upright; 

With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself 
pure  ;  and  with  the  froward  thou  wilt 
shew  thyself  froward. 

For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  people ; 

But  wilt  bring  down  high  looks. 

For  thou  wilt  light  my  candle  : 

The  Lord  my  God  will  enlighten  my 
darkness. 

For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a 
troop ; 

And  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a 
wall. 

As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect:  the 
word  of  the  Lord  is  tried : 

He  is  a  buckler  to  all  those  that  trust  in 
him. 


For  who  is  God  save  the  Lord?  or  who 
is  a  rock  save  our  God  ? 

It  is  God  that  girdeth  me  with  strength, 
and  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

He  maketh  my  feet  like  hinds'  feet, 
and  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war,  so  that  a 
bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of 
thy  salvation  :  and  thy  right  hand  hath 
holden  me  up,  and  thy  gentleness  hath 
made  me  great. 

The  Lord  liveth;  and  blessed  be  my 
Rock ;  and  let  the  God  of  my  salvation 
be  exalted. 

It  is  God  that  avengeth  me,  and  sub- 
dueth  the  people  under  me. 

He  delivereth  me  from  mine  enemies: 
yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  those  that 
rise  up  against  me :  thou  hast  delivered 
me  from  the  violent  man. 

Therefore  will  I  give  thanks  unto  thee, 
O  Lord,  among  the  heathen,  and  sing 
praises  unto  thy  name. 

Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his  king ; 
and  sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed,  to 
David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

SELECTION  46 

Psalms  xxxvi.  lxxi  . 

rriHE  transgression  of  the  wicked 
JL  saith  within  my  heart,  that  there 
is  no  fear  of  God  before  his  eyes. 

For  he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own 
eyes,  until  his  iniquity  be  found  to  be 
hateful. 

The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity 
and  deceit :  he  hath  left  off  to  be  wise, 
and  to  do  good. 

He  deviseth  mischief  upon  his  bed;  he 
setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  not 
good;  he  abhorreth  not  evil. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


49 


Thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  is  in  the  heavens ; 
and  thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the 
clouds. 

Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great 
mountains;  thy  judgments  are  a  great 
deep :  0  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and 
beast. 

How  excellent  is  thy  lovingkindness, 
O  God! 

Therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their 
trust  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied 
with  the  fatness  of  thy  house; 

And  thou  shalt  make  them  drink  of  the 
river  of  thy  pleasures. 

For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life : 
in  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

0  continue  thy  lovingkindness  unto 
them  that  know  thee;  and  thy  right- 
eousness to  the  upright  in  heart. 

In  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust: 
let  me  never  be  put  to  confusion. 
Deliver  me  in  my  righteousness,  and 
cause  me  to  escape:  incline  thine  ear 
unto  me,  and  save  me. 

Be  thou  my  strong  habitation,  where- 
unto  I  may  continually  resort : 

Thou  hast  given  commandment  to  save 
me;  for  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  for- 
tress. 

Deliver  me,  O  my  God,  out  of  the  hand 
of  the  wicked, 

Out  of  the  hand  of  the  unrighteous  and 

cruel  man. 

For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  Gqd  : 
thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age ; 
forsake  me  not  when  my  strength  fail- 
eth. 

For  mine  enemies  speak  against  me ; 
and  they  that  lay  wait  for  my  soul 
take  counsel  together,   saying,  God 


hath  forsaken  him :  persecute  and  take 
him  ;  for  there  is  none  to  deliver  him. 

0  God,  be  not  far  from  me :  0  my  God, 
make  haste  for  my  help. 

Let  them  be  confounded  and  consumed 
that  are  adversaries  to  my  soul;  let 
them  be  covered  with  reproach  and 
dishonour  that  seek  my  hurt. 
But  I  will  hope  continually,  and  will 
yet  praise  thee  more  and  more. 

My  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  right- 
eousness and  thy  salvation  all  the  day  ; 
for  I  know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

1  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord 
God  :  I  will  make  mention  of  thy  right- 
eousness, even  of  thine  only. 

O  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my 
youth :  and  hitherto  have  I  declared 
thy  wondrous  works. 
Now  also  when  I  am  old  and  gray- 
headed,  0  God,  forsake  me  not ;  until 
I  have  shewed  thy  strength  unto  this 
generation,  and  thy  power  to  every  one 
that  is  to  come. 

Thy  righteousness  also,  O  God,  is  very 
high,  who  hast  done  great  things :  O 
God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  ! 

Thou,  which  hast  shewed  me  great  and 
sore  troubles,  shalt  quicken  me  again, 
and  shalt  bring  me  up  again  from  the 
depths  of  the  earth. 

Thou  shalt  increase  my  greatness,  and 
comfort  me  on  every  side. 

I  will  also  praise  thee  with  the  psaltery, 
even  thy  truth,  0  my  God:  unto  thee 
will  I  sing  with  the  harp,  0  thou  Holy 
One  of  Israel. 

SELECTION  47 

Psalms  in,  xxx,  cxxiv 

IORD,  how  are  they  increased  that 
A  trouble  me !  many  are  they  that 
rise  up  against  me. 


ZZSPOXSIVZ  SZZTi.jZS 


I'luuy  there  be  whiuh  5aj  ::'  uit  ;;ul.  Wha 

Bat  thoa.  O  Lord,  art  a  shield  for  me; 

bv  sriorv.  and  tine  lifter  up  of  mine  Hear. 


I  cried  ate  the  Loss  with  mj  voice.  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning 
and  he  heard  me  oat  of  his  holy  hill,       into  dancing : 

I  laid  me  down  and  slept;  I  awaked;    Thoa  hast  pat  off  my  sackcloth,  and 

r ; :  :"_t  L:      sustcvu:^:-  rur.  girded  me  wiuh  gladness : 

I  will  Ms  he  afrai  d  ::'  ten  thousands  of  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing 

praise  to  thee,  and  not  be  silent. 
0  Loso  my  God.  I  will  give  th^y^  unto 

Arise.  O  Lord;  save  me.  O  my  God :     thee  for  ever, 
for  thou  hast  smittpn  all  mine  enemies 

upon  the  eheek  bone:  thou  hast  broken  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was 
r'-r  :-.        :  ±~  uugv-lLy.  on  our  side,  now  may  Israel  say  ;  if  it 

Salvation  beloageth  unto  the Lord:  thy  ^  not  *****  ****  who  on  onr 
blessing  is  upon  thy  people.  side,  when  men  rose  up  against  us: 

Then  they  had  swalitwed  us  up  unick. 

I  wffl  extol  thee,  O  Lord;  for  thou    wkai  ****  wrath       kindled  against 

hast  lifted  me  up,  and  hast  not  made 

my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me.  Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us. 

_  _  _  .  w   .  .     .   ..        _  the  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul : 

0  Lord  my  God,  I  ened  onto  thee,  and  ~ 

rue-  the  z::zi  -iters  had  stne  ever 

Hessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not 


L: ?.r .  Zast  :r:u^h:  ur  ru- 
from  the  grave:  thou  hast  kep 

aHve.  that  !  should  not  go  down  to  the  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth.  Our 


pit. 

5;.w  uutc  the  Z.:?,z  n 


soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of  the 
ire  of  the  fowlers : 


a:  the  reruern brauc*  ::     The  snare  is  :r:keu  and  we  are  escaped. 

Our  heir  :s the  name  ::'  the  L : ho  who 
unade  heaven  and  earth. 


SELECTION  48 


And  in  my  prosperity  I  said,  I 
never  be  moved. 


H 


ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the 
Lear.  ":j  thy  :a-r:ur  th:u  hast  made  ruv     world:  both  low  and  high,  rich  and  poor, 


hide  thy  face,  and  I  was  troubled.  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wisdom;  and 

I  cried  to  thee,  O  Lord;  and  onto  the  the  meditation  of  my  heart  shall  be  of 
Lord  I  made  supplication.  understanding. 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


51 


I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a  parable :  I 
will  open  my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the  days  of 
evil, 

When  the  iniquity  of  my  heels  shall 
compass  me  about  ? 

They  that  trust  in  their  wealth,  and 
boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  of 
their  riches ;  none  of  them  can  by  any 
means  redeem  his  brother,  nor  give  to 
God  a  ransom  for  him : 

I  For  the  redemption  of  their  soul  is  pre- 
cious, and  it  ceaseth  for  ever : 

That  he  should  still  live  for  ever,  and 
not  see  corruption. 

For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  die,  likewise 
the  fool  and  the  brutish  person  perish, 
and  leave  their  wealth  to  others. 

Their  inward  thought  is.  that  their 
houses  shall  continue  for  ever,  and 
their  dwellingplaces  to  all  generations : 

They  call  their  lands  after  their  own 
names. 

Nevertheless  man  being  in  honour  abid- 
eth  not :  he  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

This  their  way  is  their  folly :  yet  their 
posterity  approve  their  sayings. 

Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in  the  grave : 
death  shall  feed  on  them ;  and  the  up- 
right shall  have  dominion  over  them  in 
the  morning;  and  their  beauty  shall  con- 
sume iu  the  grave  from  their  dwelling. 

But  God  will  redeem  my  soul  from  the 
power  of  the  grave :  for  he  shall  receive 
me. 

Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made 
rich,  when  the  glory  of  his  house  is 
increased;  for  when  he  dieth  he  shall 
carry  nothing  away:  his  glory  shall 
not  descend  after  him. 
Though  while  he  lived  he  blessed  his  soul, 
and  men  will  praise  thee,  when  thou 
doest  well  to  thyself. 


He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his 
fathers ;  they  shall  never  see  light. 

Man  that  is  in  honour,  and  underatand- 
eth  not,  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

I  said.  I  will  take  heed  to  my  way-, 
that  I  sin  not  with  my  tongue :  I  will 
keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle,  while  the 
wicked  is  before  me. 

I  was  dumb  with  silence,  I  held  my  peace, 
even  from  good;  and  my  sorrow  was 
stirred. 

My  heart  was  hot  within  me :  while  I 
was  musing  the  fire  burned : 

Then  spake  I  with  my  tongue,  Lord. 
make  me  to  know  mine  end,  and  the 
measure  of  my  days,  what  it  is ;  that  I 
may  know  how  frail  I  am. 

Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  ■ 
handbreadth ;  and  mine  age  is  as  no- 
thing before  thee : 

Verily  every  man  at  his  best  state  is 
altogether  vanity. 

Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain 
shew :  surely  they  are  disquieted  in 
vain : 

He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not 
who  shall  gather  them. 

And  now.  Lord,  what  wait  I  for !  my 
hope  is  in  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions : 
make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 

I  was  dumb.  I  opened  not  my  mouth  j 
because  thou  didst  it. 

Eemove  thy  stroke  away  from  me :  I  am 
consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 

When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  correct 
man  for  iniquity,  thou  makest  his 
beauty  to  consume  away  like  a  moth: 

Surely  every  man  is  vanity. 
Hear  my  prayer.  O  Lord,  and  give  ear 
unto  my  cry;  hold  not  thy  peace  at 


52 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


my  tears:  for  I  am  a  stranger  with 
thee,  and  a  sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers 
were. 

0  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover  strength, 
before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no  more. 

SELECTION  49 

Psalms  xc,  xci 

IORD.  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling- 
1  place  in  all  generations. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought 
forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the 
earth  and  the  world,  even  from  ever- 
lasting to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction ;  and 
sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 
For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are 
but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past,  and  as 
a  watch  in  the  night. 

Thou  carriest  them  away  as  with  a 
flood ;  they  are  as  a  sleep :  in  the  morn- 
ing they  are  like  grass  which  groweth 
up. 

In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  grow- 
eth up;  in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down, 
and  withereth. 

For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger, 
and  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 
Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee, 
our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  coun- 
tenance. 

For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in 
thy  wrath  :  we  spend  our  years  as  a  tale 
that  is  told. 
The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore 
years  and  ten;  and  if  by  reason  of 
strength  they  be  fourscore  years,  yet  is 
their  strength  labour  and  sorrow ;  for  it 
is  soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  an- 
ger ?  even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is 
thy  wrath. 
So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we 
may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 


Return,  0  Lord,  how  long  ?  and  let  it 
repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

0  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy ;  that 
we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our 
days. 

Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days 
wherein  thou  hast  afflicted  us,  and  the 
years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 

Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants, 
and  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 

And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our 
God  be  upon  us:  and  establish  thou 
the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ; 

Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish 

thou  it. 

He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of 
the  Most  High  shall  abide  under  the 
shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

1  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge 
and  my  fortress :  my  God  ;  in  him  will 
I  trust. 

Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the 
snare  of  the  fowler,  and  from  the  noi- 
some pestilence. 

He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers, 
and  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  trust: 
his  truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buck- 
ler. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror 
by  night ;  nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth 
by  day ; 

Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in 
darkness ;  nor  for  the  destruction  that 
wasteth  at  noonday. 

A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and 
ten  thousand  at  thy  right  hand ;  but  it 
shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold 
and  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord, 
which  is  my  refuge,  even  the  Most 
High,  thy  habitation;  there  shall  no 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


0  8 


evil  befall  thee,  neither  shall  any  plague 
come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over 
thee,  to  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands, 
lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  ad- 
der: the  young  lion  and  the  dragon 
shalt  thou  trample  under  feet. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  me, 
therefore  will  I  deliver  him : 

I  will  set  him  on  high,  hecause  he  hath 
known  my  name. 

He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  an- 
swer him :  I  will  be  with  him  in  trou- 
ble ;  I  will  deliver  him,  and  honour 
him. 

With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him,  and 
shew  him  my  salvation. 

SELECTION  50 

THE  BIRTH  OF  CHRIST 

Isaiah 

AND  there  shall  come  forth  a  rod 
out  of  the  stem  of  Jesse, 

And  a  Branch  shall  grow  out  of  his 
roots : 

And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest 
upon  him,  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and 
understanding, 

The  spirit  of  counsel  and  might,  the 
spirit  of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of 
the  Lord  ; 

And  shall  make  him  of  quick  under- 
standing in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  : 

And  he  shall  not  judge  after  the  sight 
of  his  eyes,  neither  reprove  after  the 
hearing  of  his  ears : 

But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge 
the  poor,  and  reprove  with  equity  for 
the  meek  of  the  earth : 


And  he  shall  smite  the  earth  with  the 
rod  of  his  mouth,  and  with  the  hreath  of 
his  lips  shall  he  slay  the  wicked. 

And  righteousness  shall  be  the  girdle 
of  his  loins, 
And  faithfulness  the  girdle  of  his  reins. 

The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the 
lamb,  and  the  leopard  shall  lie  down 
with  the  kid;  and  the  calf  aud  the 
young  lion  and  the  fatling  together; 

And  a  little  child  shall  lead  them. 

And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed ; 
their  young  ones  shall  lie  down  to- 
gether :  and  the  lion  shall  eat  straw 
like  the  ox. 

And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the 
hole  of  the  asp,  and  the  weaned  child 
shall  put  his  hand  on  the  cockatrice' 
den. 

They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all 
my  holy  mountain : 

For  the  earth  shall  he  full  of  the  know- 
ledge of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover 
the  sea. 

The  voice  of  him  that  crieth  in  the  wil- 
derness, Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the 
Lord, 

Make  straight  in  the  desert  a  highway 
for  our  God. 

Every  valley  shall  be  exalted,  and  every 
mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low : 

And  the  crooked  shall  he  made  straight, 
and  the  rough  places  plain : 

And  the  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be 
revealed,  and  all  flesh  shall  see  it 
together : 

For  the  mouth  of  the  Lord  hath  spoken 
it. 

O  Zion,  that  bi'ingest  good  tidings,  get 
thee  up  into  the  high  mountain ;  O 
Jerusalem,  that  bringest  good  tidings, 
lift  up  thy  voice  with  strength ; 


54 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


Lift  it  up,  be  not  afraid;  say  unto  the 
cities  of  Judah,  Behold  your  God  ! 

Behold,  the  Lord  God  will  come  with 
strong  hand,  and  his  arm  shall  rule  for 
him  : 

Behold,  his  reward  is  with  him,  and  his 
work  before  him. 

He  shall  feed  his  flock  like  a  shepherd : 

He  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  his  arm, 
and  carry  them  in  his  bosom. 

The  people  that  walked  in  darkness 
have  seen  a  great  light : 

They  that  dwell  in  the  land  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  upon  them  hath  the 
light  shined. 

For  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a 
son  is  given  :  and  the  government  shall 
be  upon  his  shoulder : 

And  his  name  shall  be  called  Wonder- 
ful, Counsellor,  The  mighty  God,  The 
everlasting  Father,  The  Prince  of  Peace. 

Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and 
peace  there  shall  be  no  end,  upon  the 
throne  of  David,  and  upon  his  king- 
dom, to  order  it.  and  to  establish  it 
with  judgment  and  with  justice  from 
henceforth  even  for  ever. 

The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  will  per- 
form this. 

The  wilderness  and  the  solitary  place 
shall  be  glad  for  them  ; 

And  the  desert  shall  rejoice,  and  blossom 
as  the  rose. 

It  shall  blossom  abundantly,  and  re- 
joice even  with  joy  and  singing :  the 
glory  of  Lebanon  shall  be  given  unto 
it,  the  excellency  of  Carmel  and  Sha- 
ron ; 

They  shall  see  the  glory  of  the  Lord, 
and  the  excellency  of  our  God. 

Strengthen  ye  the  weak  hands,  and 
confirm  the  feeble  knees.    Say  to  them 


that  are  of  a  fearful  heart,  Be  strong, 
fear  not : 

Behold,  your  God  will  come  with  ven- 
geance, even  God  with  a  recompense ; 
he  will  come  and  save  you. 

Then  the  eyes  of  the  blind  shall  be 
opened ;  and  the  ears  of  the  deaf  shall 
be  unstopped. 

Then  shall  the  lame  man  leap  as  a  hart, 
and  the  tongue  of  the  dumb  sing : 

For  in  the  wilderness  shall  waters 
break  out.  and  streams  in  the  desert. 

And  the  parched  ground  shall  become 
a  pool,  and  the  thirsty  land  springs  of 
water:  in  the  habitation  of  dragons, 
where  each  lay,  shall  be  grass  with 
reeds  and  rushes. 

And  a  highway  shall  be  there,  and  a 
way,  and  it  shall  be  called  The  way  of 
holiness;  the  unclean  shall  not  pass 
over  it ;  but  it  shall  be  for  those  : 

The  wayfaring  men,  though  fools,  shall 
not  err  therein. 

No  lion  shall  be  there,  nor  any  raven- 
ous beast  shall  go  up  thereon,  it  shall 
not  be  found  there  ; 

But  the  redeemed  shall  walk  there : 
And  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord  shall 
return,  and  come  to  Zion  with  songs 
and  everlasting  joy  upon  their  heads : 

They  shall  obtain  joy  and  gladness,  and 
sorrow  and  sighing  shall  flee  away. 

SELECTION  51 

THE  DEATH  OF  CHRIST 

Isaiah  liii 

XYTHO  hath  believed  our  report! 

And  to  whom  is  the  arm  of  the 
Lord  revealed  ? 

For  he  shall  grow  up  before  him  as  a 
tender  plant,  and  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry 
ground : 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


55 


He  hath  no  form  nor  comeliness;  and 
when  we  shall  see  him,  there  is  no  beauty 
that  we  should  desire  him. 

He  is  despised  and  rejected  of  men ;  a 
man  of  sorrows,  and  acquainted  with 

grief: 

And  we  hid  as  it  were  our  faces  from  him ; 
he  was  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him 
not. 

Surely  he  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and 
carried  our  sorrows : 

Yet  we  did  esteem  him  stricken,  smitten 
of  God,  and  afflicted. 

But  he  was  wounded  for  our  transgres- 
sions, he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities : 

The  chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon 
him ;  and  with  his  stripes  we  are  healed. 

All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray; 
we  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own 
way; 

And  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  him  the  ini- 
quity of  us  all. 

He  was  oppressed,  and  he  was  afflicted, 
yet  he  opened  not  his  mouth : 

He  is  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter, 
and  as  a  sheep  before  her  shearers  is 
dumb,  so  he  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

He  was  taken  from  prison  and  from 
judgment:  and  who  shall  declare  his 
generation  ? 

For  he  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the 
living :  for  the  transgression  of  my  peo- 
ple was  he  stricken. 

And  he  made  his  grave  with  the  wicked, 
and  with  the  rich  in  his  death ; 

Because  he  had  done  no  violence,  neither 
was  any  deceit  in  his  mouth. 

Yet  it  pleased  the  Lord  to  bruise  him ; 
he  hath  put  him  to  grief : 

When  thou  shalt  make  his  soul  an  offer- 
ing for  sin,  he  shall  see  his  seed,  he  shall 
prolong  his  days,  and  the  pleasure  of  the 
Lord  shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 


He  shall  see  of  the  travail  of  his  soul. 

and  shall  be  satisfied  : 
By  his  knowledge  shall  my  righteous 
servant  justify  many ;  for  he  shall  bear 
their  iniquities. 

Therefore  will  I  divide  him  a  portion 
with  the  great, 

And  he  shall  divide  the  spoil  with  the 
strong ; 

Because  he  hath  poured  out  his  soul 
unto  death :  and  he  was  numbered  with 
the  transgressors ; 

And  he  bare  the  sin  of  many,  and  made 
intercession  for  the  transgressors. 

SELECTION  52 

THE  RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST 

Psalms 

OINGr  aloud  unto  God  our  strength: 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of 
Jacob. 

Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the  tim- 
brel,the  pleasant  harp  wi£h  the  psaltery. 

Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon, 
in  the  time  appointed,  on  our  solemn 
feast  day. 

I  will  extol  thee,  O  Lord;  for  thou 
hast  lifted  me  up,  and  hast  not  made 
my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

0  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto  thee,  and 
thou  hast  healed  me. 

0  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul 
from  the  grave : 

Thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I  should 
not  go  down  to  the  pit. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  saints  of  his, 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of 
his  holiness. 

For  his  anger  endureth  but  a  moment; 
in  his  favour  is  life  : 

Weeping  may  endure  for  a  night,  but  joy 
cometh  in  the  morning. 


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RESPONSIVE  SERVICES 


Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made 
my  mountain  to  stand  strong:  thou 
didst  hide  thy  face,  and  I  was  troubled. 

I  cried  to  thee,  0  Lord  ;  and  unto  the 
Lord  I  made  supplication. 

Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning 
into  dancing : 

Thou  hast  put  off  my  sackcloth,  and 

girded  me  with  gladness ; 

To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing 
praise  to  thee,  and  not  be  silent. 

0  Lord  my  God,  I  will  give  thanks  unto 
thee  for  ever. 

I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me : 
because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall 
not  be  moved. 
Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory 
rejoiceth:  my  flesh  also  shall  rest  in 
hope. 

For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell; 

neither  wilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One 

to  see  corruption. 
Thou  wilt  shew  me  the  path  of  life :  in 
thy  presence  *is  fulness  of  joy;  at  thy 
right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  ever- 
more. 

Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness: 

1  will  go  into  them,  and  I  will  praise  the 
Lord: 

This  gate  of  the  Lord,  into  which  the 
righteous  shall  enter. 

I  will  praise  thee :  for  thou  hast  heard 
me,  and  art  become  my  salvation. 

The  stone  which  the  builders  refused 
is  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

This  is  the  Lord's  doing ;  it  is  marvellous 
in  our  eyes. 

This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath 
made ; 

We  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates;  and 
be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting  doors ; 
And  the  king  of  glory  shall  come  in. 


Who  is  this  king  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord 
mighty  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates ;  even 
lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting  doors ; 

And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 
Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

The  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King  of  glory. 
He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea 
to  sea,  and  from  the  river  unto  the  ends 
of  the  earth. 

Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him : 
all  nations  shall  serve  him. 

For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he 
crieth;  the  poor  also,  and  him  that 
hath  no  helper. 

He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy,  and 
shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  deceit 
and  violence : 

And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his 
sight. 

And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall  be 
given  of  the  gold  of  Sheba : 

Prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  him  con- 
tinually; and  daily  shall  he  be  praised. 

There  shall  be  a  handful  of  corn  in  the 
earth  upon  the  top  of  the  mountains ; 

The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Leb- 
anon :  and  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish 
like  grass  of  the  earth. 

His  name  shall  endure  for  ever:  his 
name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as 
the  sun : 

And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him:  all 
nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God 
of  Israel,  who  only  doeth  wondrous 
things. 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for 
ever :  and  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled 
with  his  glory.  Amen,  and  Amen. 


